Competition / Antitrust

The Competition Commission of India is going that extra mile. CCI’s recent order on Maruti Suzuki shows that it’s now willing to look beyond agreements and into the actual conduct of companies

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissed a complaint filed by two Informants against the Ministry of Railways (MoR) and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways) (collectively, the OPs), which alleged that they abused their dominant position by rounding off the railway passenger fare.

Two-sided markets are a common feature of our daily life - be it a dating club, the insurance services market or a two-sided online platform - which connect suppliers and customers and create value through an intermediary platform.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of 66.15% of the total equity shareholding of Mindtree Limited (Mindtree) by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T).

Prompted by the ballooning relevance of digital commerce, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) commenced a market study on e-commerce (Study) in April 2019.  The CCI published its findings on 8 January 2019, in its report titled “Market Study on E-commerce in India: Key Findings and Observations” (Report). The Report is a follow-up to the CCI’s interim observations of the Study, published in August 2019.

Volume 1 Issue 4 December 2019

The amendment, once effective, promises to be immensely beneficial for companies who often like to structure deals with a leg involving a market purchase.

Consider a typical supply chain- in the market for supply and sale of plastic bottles, for example, the manufacture procures raw materials from upstream suppliers to manufacture bottles of various colors and sizes.

India’s anti-trust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), in August announced a “green channel” to expedite approval of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) that fall into certain categories.

Consumer and competition law share the goal of protecting consumers from distortions and misadventures in the marketplace. The means to achieve this common end, however, are markedly different.