Indian Antitrust authority publishes report on AI and competition
MIIM Newsletter - Make in India Mittelstand! September and October 2025
Competition/Antitrust
Meta’s challenges to the CCI decision on privacy: NCLAT retains penalty, eases data sharing restrictions
By its final judgment issued on 4 November 2025 (Judgment), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has partially set aside the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order dated 18 November 2024 (CCI Order) against Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) and WhatsApp LLC (WhatsApp).
Indian antitrust authority publishes report on AI and Competition
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has released a pivotal “Market Study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition” report on 6 October 2025 (Report). This six-chapter document provides a foundation for the regulatory response to artificial intelligence (AI) in India.
CCI re-affirms its strict standard in Green Channel Merger Filings
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has, through a series of decisions over the past two and a half years, signalled that it conducts a post-mortem of Green Channel filings to verify whether they were correctly made.
“Effects based” doctrine in Abuse of Dominance makes a comeback: Supreme Court’s judgement in CCI v Schott Glass
On 13 May 2025, the Supreme Court of India passed its judgment in the matter of Competition Commission of India v Schott Glass bringing an end to the 15-year-old litigation between Schott Glass and Kapoor Glass in relation to the alleged abuse of dominant position by the former.
CCI approval mandatory for Resolution Plan approval by CoC
In its recent decision in the matter of Independent Sugar Corporation Limited v. Girish Sriram Juneja and Ors [Civil Appeal No.
Data privacy law considerations in NCLAT’s stay order of the CCI WhatsApp decision
On 23 January 2025, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) stayed the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision restricting WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta companies for advertising purposes over the next five years. NCLAT also directed WhatsApp to deposit 50% of the INR 213.14 crore fine imposed by the CCI within two weeks.
Lessons for Investors: CCI on Minority Acquisitions
In an order dated 14 January 2025, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) reiterated its stance that convertible instruments such as optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) could lead to an approval requirement.