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...
Corporate Law : This case examines whether borrowing costs should be capitalised using full-year borrowings or only those during the eligible peri...
Corporate Law : The Court’s 2025 ruling upheld CCI’s power to impose structural and personal penalties without a second notice, marking a majo...
Corporate Law : India is moving to regulate Big Tech's anti-competitive practices like predatory pricing, self-preferencing, and data misuse. A ne...
Corporate Law : This analysis reveals how exclusive airport retail concession agreements create monopolies, leading to unchecked high prices for p...
Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India has proposed amendments to address administrative and procedural issues identified during impl...
Corporate Law : The proposed rules establish a comprehensive conduct framework for CCI employees, including integrity, conflict-of-interest contro...
Corporate Law : Parliament was informed that no antitrust or merger cases originated from Jammu and Kashmir during the year. The key takeaway is t...
Corporate Law : Enforcement activity rose with steady antitrust actions and quicker merger disposals, aided by reduced timelines and streamlined p...
Corporate Law : The competition watchdog has initiated further proceedings over widespread flight disruptions, signaling that the matter merits ex...
Corporate Law : CCI held no prima facie violation of Sections 3 or 4 as dominance, collusion, and anti-competitive agreements were not established...
Corporate Law : CCI held evidence did not prove mandatory NOC, PIS approvals or systematic boycott after compliance measures and closed the procee...
Corporate Law : The Commission examined allegations relating to one-sided agreements, rental suppression, and delayed payments in commercial real ...
Corporate Law : The Competition Commission found that truck associations collectively fixed freight charges beyond government-prescribed limits an...
Corporate Law : The dispute centred on whether the airport taxi operator had exclusive control over transportation services. The Commission relied...
Corporate Law : The CCI held that restricting warranty services in India to products bought from authorised distributors was unfair and discrimina...
Corporate Law : Summary of the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025. Details key changes, defin...
Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) notifies new regulations for recovering monetary penalties, detailing procedures for dem...
Corporate Law : CCI penalizes Meta ₹213.14 crore for abusing dominance through WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. Cease-and-desist orders an...
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...
The competition regulator dismissed allegations that restrictive turnover criteria in a hospital tender violated competition law. It held that procurement terms aligned with policy guidelines do not, by themselves, establish anti-competitive conduct.
The case examined allegations of market access denial and abuse of dominance in digital advertising and search services. The Commission closed the matter, holding that vague pleadings and lack of specific evidence did not establish a prima facie violation.
The Commission held that allegations over AI-based alteration of a film did not establish anti-competitive conduct. In the absence of evidence linking the conduct to Sections 3 or 4, the case was closed under Section 26(2).
Identical prices and bids filed within minutes in two tenders were held to be strong evidence of coordination beyond mere coincidence.
The competition watchdog has initiated further proceedings over widespread flight disruptions, signaling that the matter merits examination under competition law.
The court examined whether a third party could seek impleadment in an ongoing competition investigation. It directed the regulator to decide the application swiftly, noting that CCI orders have binding, in rem effect on the entire industry.
The regulator held that payment of development charges and interest flows from statutory schemes already upheld by courts. The key takeaway is that settled judicial findings cannot be reopened under competition law.
The Commission found that association-issued circulars prescribing uniform commercial terms amounted to price fixing under Section 3(3). The ruling highlights that trade association decisions among similar retailers fall squarely within anti-competitive prohibitions.
The 2023 Competition Amendment Act strengthens CCI powers, introduces thresholds for high-value deals, and expands anti-competitive provisions to safeguard fair competition in digital markets.
The Commission found prima facie evidence that restrictive actions and refusal of approval may have denied market access to private event organizers. It ordered a DG investigation into alleged violations of Sections 3 and 4 of the Competition Act.
