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CCI’s BookMyShow Order: Dominance Without Abuse?

Corporate Law : The CCI held that dominance alone is insufficient to establish a violation under Section 4. The key takeaway is that actual or pot...

June 8, 2026 684 Views 0 comment Print

Stranded Passengers and Sky-High Fares: CCI Steps In Against IndiGo

Corporate Law : This case examines whether borrowing costs should be capitalised using full-year borrowings or only those during the eligible peri...

February 6, 2026 786 Views 1 comment Print

Abuse of Dominance: A Case-Based Analysis

Corporate Law : The Court’s 2025 ruling upheld CCI’s power to impose structural and personal penalties without a second notice, marking a majo...

November 12, 2025 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Investigating Anti Competitive practices in digital markets

Corporate Law : India is moving to regulate Big Tech's anti-competitive practices like predatory pricing, self-preferencing, and data misuse. A ne...

October 31, 2025 903 Views 0 comment Print

Legal Vacuum Behind Airport Retail Monopolies in India

Corporate Law : This analysis reveals how exclusive airport retail concession agreements create monopolies, leading to unchecked high prices for p...

October 22, 2025 1200 Views 0 comment Print


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CCI Proposes Amendments to CCI (Commitment) Regulations, 2024

Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India has proposed amendments to address administrative and procedural issues identified during impl...

June 1, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Invites Public Comments on Conduct Rules to Safeguard Confidential Competition Data

Corporate Law : The proposed rules establish a comprehensive conduct framework for CCI employees, including integrity, conflict-of-interest contro...

March 18, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Law Reforms Rolled Out With Global Turnover Penalties, Says Government

Corporate Law : Parliament was informed that no antitrust or merger cases originated from Jammu and Kashmir during the year. The key takeaway is t...

February 10, 2026 654 Views 0 comment Print

CCI registered 54 Antitrust Cases, 149 M&A Filings in 2025

Corporate Law : Enforcement activity rose with steady antitrust actions and quicker merger disposals, aided by reduced timelines and streamlined p...

February 10, 2026 900 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Orders Probe into IndiGo Flight Disruptions Under Competition Act

Corporate Law : The competition watchdog has initiated further proceedings over widespread flight disruptions, signaling that the matter merits ex...

December 23, 2025 933 Views 0 comment Print


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CCI Rejects Bid-Rigging Allegations Against Godrej, Says High Tender Win Rate Alone Cannot Prove Collusion

Corporate Law : CCI held no prima facie violation of Sections 3 or 4 as dominance, collusion, and anti-competitive agreements were not established...

July 3, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Closes Competition Case as Mandatory NOC, PIS & Boycott Practices Not Proven

Corporate Law : CCI held evidence did not prove mandatory NOC, PIS approvals or systematic boycott after compliance measures and closed the procee...

July 2, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Closes Case Against Real Estate Developer as No Dominance Found in Gurugram Commercial Real Estate Market

Corporate Law : The Commission examined allegations relating to one-sided agreements, rental suppression, and delayed payments in commercial real ...

June 16, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Collective Freight Rate Fixation by Truck Unions Breached Competition Act: CCI

Corporate Law : The Competition Commission found that truck associations collectively fixed freight charges beyond government-prescribed limits an...

June 10, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Airport Taxi Tender Winner Not Enjoys Exclusive Rights, CCI Closes Antitrust Case

Corporate Law : The dispute centred on whether the airport taxi operator had exclusive control over transportation services. The Commission relied...

June 9, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print


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CCI Penalises Tech Major for Discriminatory India-Only Warranty Policy on Desktop CPUs

Corporate Law : The CCI held that restricting warranty services in India to products bought from authorised distributors was unfair and discrimina...

February 12, 2026 573 Views 0 comment Print

CCI (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025

Corporate Law : Summary of the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025. Details key changes, defin...

May 6, 2025 1584 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Issues Regulations on Recovery of Monetary Penalties

Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) notifies new regulations for recovering monetary penalties, detailing procedures for dem...

February 25, 2025 1356 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Imposes ₹213.14 Crore Penalty on WhatsApp Meta for Privacy Violations

Corporate Law : CCI penalizes Meta ₹213.14 crore for abusing dominance through WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. Cease-and-desist orders an...

November 18, 2024 1590 Views 0 comment Print

Govt notifies clause (f) of section 19 of Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023

Corporate Law : Clause (f) of Section 19 of the Competition Amendment Act 2023 comes into effect on 19th September 2024, as per the Ministry of Co...

September 19, 2024 816 Views 0 comment Print


CCI: Complexities in Claiming Item – 1 Exemption

April 24, 2019 8124 Views 0 comment Print

Item 1 of Schedule 1 of the Competition commission of India (Procedure in regard to transaction of Business relating to combinations) [hereinafter, the regulations] declares that there is no requirement to notify the commission if the acquisitions are either made in the ordinary course of business or for solely investment purposes as they are not likely to cause appreciable adverse effect in the competition.

CCI imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda

January 16, 2019 597 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda The Competition Commission of India (‘Commission’) has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda (‘CDAB’) to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘Act’). A complaint/information was filed with the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) in […]

MCA Invites public comments on Competition Act, 2002

November 21, 2018 801 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the competition Act/Rules/Regulations in view of changing business environment and bring necessary changes, if required.

Rounding Off Railway Fares Prima Facie Abuse of Dominance: CCI

November 9, 2018 7908 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Meet Shah Vs Union of India, Ministry of Railway (Competition Commissioner of India) Railway and IRCTC (Opposite Parties) have not been able to convince the Commission as to why the policy of rounding off of actual base fares to the next higher multiple of Rs.5 is applicable to the sale of online tickets, when […]

Motive Irrelevant In determining Abuse Of Dominance: CCI

November 9, 2018 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Velankani Electronics Private Limited Vs Intel Corporation (Competition commission of India) The OP has also argued that it has no incentive to deny access to anyone to the Server or Server-Board market segment. The OP’s interests are aligned to ensure multiple manufacturers of Server-Boards and Servers. Since the OP’s primary focus in the Server business […]

Govt constitutes Competition Law Review Committee

October 1, 2018 651 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of its objective of ensuring that Legislation is in sync with the needs of strong economic fundamentals, the Government has constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the Competition Act.

CCI imposes penalty upon Esaote for abusing dominant position

September 27, 2018 1452 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 9.33 lac upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd. (‘Esaote’) for abusing dominant position in supplying dedicated standing/ tilting MRI machines.

NCLAT upheld Rs 6,700 cr CCI penalty for cartelisation on cement-makers’

September 18, 2018 2118 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi affirms penalty on Ambuja Cements and others for anti-competitive practices. Detailed order upheld, cease-and-desist directive issued.

Consumer Favouritism And Mergers: Rethinking CCI’s Consumer Welfare Approach In Light Of Objectives Of Competition Law

September 16, 2018 1125 Views 0 comment Print

INTRODUCTION The Competition Commission of India’s handling of mergers in recent times is surreptiously paving the way for Monopolies in Indian markets. The justification behind allowing mergers to take place is to promote economic efficiency using competition as means for creating a market responsive to consumer preferences. Consumer Welfare Approach (CWA) falls in line with […]

Alleged unfair pricing by super-specialty hospitals: CCI widens investigation scope

September 6, 2018 1008 Views 0 comment Print

CCI orders widening the scope of investigation by the Director General in the matter relating to alleged unfair pricing by super-specialty hospitals in and around Delhi The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is inquiring into a matter (Case No. 77 of 2015) for alleged violation of provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition […]

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