The ongoing “battle” between the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) over the implementation of the Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS) in India does not seem to be getting over! The “battle on CASS” as I would prefer calling it, between IATA and ACAAI, going on since…
In a recent order dated 20.04.2021, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has dismissed allegations of bid rigging against Genus Breeding India Private Limited (“Genus Breeding”) in the tender process for establishing a facility for producing and supplying sexed semen of indigenous, crossbred cattle and buffalo breeds in Uttar Pradesh. The Information was filed by…
The Competition concerns in the automobile industry in India in general and in to vertical auto dealership arrangements between OEMs and their authorised dealers keep on emerging after India’s first landmark auto / car spare parts case filed by Shamsher Singh Kataria ( Shamsher Singh Kataria Case / auto/car Spare Parts Case) . The ratio…
Is the fair market watchdog in India, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) going soft on PSUs or is it just trying to send some message in the real estate sector against stakeholders trying to use its forum to avoid their legal obligations or just do forum shopping?? I got such initial impressions while I…
While reporting on the initial media news in my earlier blog on the same topic published on 23 April 21 , I had promised to come back with a detailed reporting on the above judgment which was then not uploaded on the website. Now that the full text of the Delhi High Court judgment dated…
CCI dismisses allegation of leveraging of dominance for Google Meet Application The Competition Commission of India (CCI) vide its order dated 29 January 2021 has dismissed an apparently speculative and mischievous information filed by a law student against Google’s alleged leverage of its dominant position in Gmail to protect and promote its market position in…
The legal and regulatory tide seems to be blowing against WhatsApp and Facebook in India. The Delhi High Court vide its recent judgment pronounced today , the 22 April 2021 , has refused to stay the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order dated 24 March 21 directing investigation against WhatsApp’s new data privacy policy for…
The Supreme Court of India vide its judgement dated 15.12. 2020 has upheld the concurrent findings on merits of Competition Commission of India (“CCI/ Commission”) dated 06.11.2018 and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) order dated 29.05.2020, wherein allegation of use of algorithmic pricing to facilitate price fixing cartel made against taxi aggregators, Ola…
This case provides the third instance in which CCI directed investigation into specific conducts by Google and is an off shoot of the investigation underway against Google for allegedly leveraging its dominant position in the markets for licensable Android OS for Smartphone manufacturers and the market for App stores for its Android OS to protect its market position in the market for App facilitating payment though UPIs, in terms of specific provisions of Section 4(2)(e) of the Act. Noticeably, CCI has directed investigation only in two , though major allegations , while dismissing three other allegations of favoritism, manipulations etc.by Google in it search results for Google Pay in the absence of any tangible evidence
CCI has again closed allegations of cartelization against Hindalco and Copper Unit of Vedanta , the two largest Copper producers at prim facie stage due to lack of evidence
