On 7 May 2018, the Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) passed an important order (Clarification Order) in Competition Commission of India (CCI) v. Coordination Committee of Artist and Technicians of West Bengal Film and Television Industry clarifying certain ambiguous portions of its judgment dated 7 March 2017 (2017 Order).
In a case connected to the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) cartel investigation in the conveyor belt market, an appellate bench of the Delhi High Court (Court) (LPA 607/2016; Judgment dated 24 May 2018) has confirmed a single judge bench judgment of the Court (WP(C) 11411 of 2015; Judgment dated 22 April 2016) which permitted officials of a company being investigated by the CCI to be accompanied by an advocate while appearing before the Director General, Competition Commission of India (DG).
Manas Kumar Chaudhuri, an anti-trust litigator, advises Indian and overseas clients on Competition Law & Policy and related legal/regulatory issues. He has worked as the first Additional Registrar of the Competition Commission of India and was also associated with the drafting of various statutory Regulations under the Competition Act during his stay in the CCI.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently published its order granting a conditional approval to the combination between Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), Schneider Electric India Private Limited (SEIPL) and MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd. (MacRitchie), which involves (Proposed Combination):
The High Court of Delhi (High Court), in an important decision in CADD Systems and Services Private Limited v Competition Commission of India [Writ Petition (Civil) No 6661 of 2019)] dated 17 July 2019, has validated final orders (which are of adjudicatory nature) of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed in the absence of a judicial member.
Anisha, based in Mumbai, advises domestic and multinational companies on a full spectrum of competition matters, including cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance, merger control, leniency, dawn raids and competition audit / compliance. Her cross-sectoral experience includes both traditional sectors such as cement, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, logistics, alco-bev, etc. and new age markets such as e-commerce, radio taxis, digital platforms, digital media, etc.
