INDIA REVAMPS ITS MERGER CONTROL PROVISONS -INTRODUCES DEAL VALUE THRESHOLD

India Revamps its Merger Control Regime: Introduction of “Deal Value Thresholds”– Fast tracks merger review process On the 9th of September 2024, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) , Government of India notified the left-over provisions of the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 relating to regulation of combinations[1] (mergers and acquisitions (M&A)] along with three related…

Amazon and Flipkart found violating Competition law in India-DG investigation report out

Apologies’ for the long gap ! As per an exclusive recent media report by Reuters , the Indian Antitrust Regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O) , opens new tab and Walmart’s (WMT.N), opens new tab Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites. The…

CCI introduces Leniency “Plus” regime in India- Will it suffice?

India’s fair market watchdog, Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), after due consultations, has finally notified the “leniency plus” mechanism to further strengthen cartel detecting framework in India. CCI, in exercise of its powers underpowers conferred by sub- section (1) and clauses (ga),(gb) and (gc) of sub-section (2) of section 64, read with section 46 and…

Google Vs. App developers – Madras High Court refuses to intervene in the terms of Google’s Play Billing System on technical grounds

In a significant legal development, the division bench of the Madras High Court (MHC) vide its judgment dated 19th January 2024, upholding the judgment pronounced by the single bench of the same High Court on 3rd August 2023 ,  held that the High Court lacks jurisdiction on the original side to admit a civil suit…

Debate on SEP under FRAND terms revive in India -Ericsson wins the second round before Delhi High Court -Smartphone patent wars continue in India.

The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, vide its judgment dated July 13, 2023 in  Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (PUBL) vs. CCI  has revived the old debate for jurisdictional issue between the Controller of Patents  and the Fair Market Watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI)  for determination of the FRAND terms for grant of…

GOOGLE LOSES APPEAL AGAINST CCI’s “ANDROID ORDER” IN INDIA -NCLAT UPHOLDS THE CCI DECISION ON GOOGLE’S ABUSE OF DOMINANCE BUT WITH SOME CAVEATS ON REMEDIES

Google has tasted another setback in India in its fight with the Antitrust regulator, Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”). The appeal filed by Google against the CCI last order dated 20.10.2022 has been dismissed on merits and, except for some reliefs on some of the market correction directions issued by the CCI in its said…