Competitive neutrality is the bedrock of modern competition law and the Indian Fair market regulator, the Competition Commission of India (“Commission/CCI”) has been following this principle in most cases and has penalized the errant public sector undertaking (PSU) in the past. Following the said trend, vide its order dated 18.10.2022 the Commission has ordered…
Has Google finally conceded its alleged anti-competitive conduct in India? Or it is a mere delaying tactic to pacify India’s furious Antitrust regulatory regime , which seems to be bent upon teaching Google a lesson or two like those in the European Union and United States . On 25th January 2023, Google announced changes…
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is the backbone of any economy and has the potential to generate employment across all sectors of the economy with limited capital and technology. It is estimated that India’s 63 million MSMEs contribute over 30% of India’s GDP and 45% of India’s of exports, while employing around…
So, the “wide parity” clauses in OTA have been banned in India too, finally! The Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission), vide its order dated 19.10.2022 has , after a detailed investigation and inquiry , held MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd (MMT) guilty of abusing its dominant position in the market for online intermediation services for booking…
The winds seem to be blowing against US Big Tech companies in India!! Soon after the humiliating defeat faced by Intel in the Karnataka High Court in August, 2022 whereby the largest Chipmaker lost its challenge to the Antitrust probe ordered by India’s Fair Market watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission), comes this most…
I The Karnataka High Court at Bangalore, vide its judgment dated 23 August 2022 came down heavily on Intel Inc. USA and its Indian subsidiary, the Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd. (in short, Intel) for holding the investigation against its India specific warranty policy by dismissing the writ petition filed by Intel with a heavy…
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, recently placed before Lok Sabha and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance on 17th August ,2022, attempts to promote the goal of ease of doing business while maintaining strong regulatory oversight on market discipline and competitive markets, the essential pillars of free market economy. The Bill also attempts to…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (‘NCLAT’), vide its order dated 2nd August 2022, has upheld the earlier order dated 1st June 2017 of the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) where it found that the change in terms of service including the privacy policy of WhatsApp particularly concerning sharing of user data with Facebook (now…
Following its own precedence in the recently decided Britannia Case, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) vide its order dated 06.07.2022 dismissed another similar complaint filed by the same Informant against Parle Products Private Limited (“Parle/OP”) holding that the informant has not been able to demonstrate any exclusionary practice on behalf of Parle which may…
Who should first decide a dispute relating to unfair terms of business between Multisystem Operator (MSO) and a TV Channel regarding discriminatory discounts by the later? Should it be the Sector regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) or the Fair Market Watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI)? Should CCI be constrained from…
