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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 order regarding cartelisation in Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Batteries Market 

August 30, 2018 2997 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed a final order imposing penalty on Panasonic Energy India Co. Limited Panasonic) and Geep Industries (India) Private Limited (Geep) for colluding to fix prices of zinc-carbon dry cell batteries in India. In respect of Panasonic, CCI granted 100 percent reduction in penalty by invoking the provisions of Section 46 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the Act) read with the Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009 (Lesser Penalty Regulations). 

CCI penalises All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position

July 12, 2018 3981 Views 0 comment Print

CCI issues order against All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position and imposition of unreasonable vertical restraints on chess players and organisation of chess events; Imposes penalty of Rs. 6.92 lakhs on AICF for the Anti-Competitive conduct.

CCI penalises SALPG for terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port

July 11, 2018 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India (CCI) issues order against South Asia LPG Company Pvt. Ltd. (SALPG) for abuse of dominant position for terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port; imposes penalty of Rs. 19.07 crore on SALPG.

CCI penalises Sports Broadcasters for rigging bids in tenders

July 11, 2018 1977 Views 0 comment Print

Sports Broadcasters. Vs. Essel Shyam Communication Limited & others (CCI) CCI passes order under Lesser Penalty Provisions against broadcasting service providers for rigging bids in tenders by Sports Broadcasters This case was taken up by Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) suo motu under Section 19 of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘the Act’) based on the […]

Online System to determine notifiability of M&A in terms of Competition Law

July 5, 2018 612 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India (CCI) launches an Online Guidance System for determining notifiability of Merger & Acquisitions in terms of the Competition Act, 2002.

Deferring Release of a movie to Avoid Clash with other movie Not an Anti-Competitive Practice: CIC

June 1, 2018 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Kshitiz Arya Vs Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd (Competition Commission of India) It is observed that the releasing of a movie is a strategic and tactical business decision taken by the producers. The makers of a film have to consider a lot of factors before releasing the movies for distribution such as market targeting, branding […]

CCI decides two Penalty cases relating to tenders of Pune Municipality

June 1, 2018 579 Views 0 comment Print

CCI passed final order in two cases involving bid rigging/ collusion in three tenders floated by Pune Municipal Corporation for Design, Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Municipal Organic and Inorganic Solid Waste Processing Plant(s)

CCI penalises 3 Airlines for concerted action in fixing fuel surcharge

March 7, 2018 1200 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposes penalties upon three Airlines for concerted action in fixing and revising fuel surcharge (FSC) on cargo transport The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties upon 3 Airlines for concerted action in fixing and revising Fuel Surcharge (FSC) – a component of freight charges. The ​F​inal O​rder was […]

CCI imposes Penalty on Chemists Associations for limiting & Controlling supply of drugs and medicines

January 4, 2018 1581 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda and Federation of Gujarat Chemists and Druggists Association The Competition Commission of India (‘Commission’) has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda (‘CDAB’) and Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists Association (‘Gujarat Federation’) to be in contravention of the provisions […]

BCCI guilty of abusing its dominant position; CCI Imposes penalty for Anti-Competitive conduct

November 29, 2017 5199 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India (CCI) issues order against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for abuse of dominant position for imposing restriction that deny access to the market for organization of Professional Domestic Cricket League/ Events; Imposes penalty of Rs. 52.24 crore on BCCI for the Anti-Competitive conduct.

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