Competition Law
INDUSLAW's Competition Law team have experience
advising on a range of Competition Law matters including:
- The
review of agreements and identifying terms that could be deemed to be anti-competitive
- The examination of arrangements with third parties that could constitute dominance
- Analysis of non-compete provisions in the context of applicable Indian regulations
- Identification
and review of practices that could constitute price-fixing and behavior
that could be construed as constituting a cartel
- Advice
on merger control issues that could arise in the context of mergers or
acquisitions
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publications
Competition Law
RISE OF FLIPKART, AMAZON, OLA, UBER, MAKEMYTRIP...
As India’s Internet businesses mature, a time may come when the anti-trust regulator will have to take a closer look at companies that are changing...
Competition Law & Real Estate
THE IMPACT OF CCI’S ORDER ON INDIAN...
The recent judgment of the Competition Commission of India (“CCIâ€Â) in Belaire Owner’s Association vs DLF Limited has created ripples in the real estate sector....
Competition Law
COMPETITION LAW UPDATE
The Competition Commission of India (“CCIâ€Â) has notified The Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to the combinations)...
Competition Law
COMBINATIONS UNDER COMPETITION LAW: DE-MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the "MCA") has clarified the scope of the de-minimis exemptions, which exempt certain enterprises from the applicability of section 5...
Competition Law
ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION: INQUIRY ORDERED AGAINST...
The Competition Commission of India (the "CCI"), in the matter of Biocon Limited ("Biocon"), Mylan Pharmaceuticals ("Mylan"), F. Hoffman La-Roche AG, Genetech Inc and Roche...
Competition Law
SUPREME COURT WEIGHS IN ON 'RELEVANT TURNOVER'...
The Supreme Court of India (the "Supreme Court") on May 8, 2017 held that the 'relevant turnover' and not the total turnover should be the...
Competition Law
CCI PENALIZES HYUNDAI FOR CURBING DEALER DISCOUNTS
The Competition Commission of India (the 'CCI'), through its order dated June 14, 2017, has imposed a penalty of INR 870 million (Indian Rupees Eighty-Seven...
Competition Law
COMPETITION COMMISSION'S PERSPECTIVE ON LIFTING THE CORPORATE...
In a recent order dated October 5, 2017 (the 'Order'), the Competition Commission of India (the 'CCI') found Grasim Industries Limited ('GIL'), Aditya Birla Chemicals...
Competition Law
THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS REGULATION: CCI GOES...
In an order dated November 29, 2017 (the 'Order'), the Competition Commission of India (the 'Commission') found the Board of Control for Cricket (the 'BCCI')...
Competition Law
MERGER CONTROL REGIME & M&A IN INDIA
M&A in India may trigger merger control and Competition Law issues. Avimukt Dar recently spoke about combinations, thresholds and some of the notification triggers that...
Competition Law
WALMART'S ACQUISITION OF FLIPKART: THE ELEPHANT IN...
The Competition Commission of India (the 'Commission') finally announced its much-awaited verdict earlier this week, approving Walmart's USD 16 billion acquisition of Indian e-commerce major,...
Competition Law
Ultratech: Cementing Its Way To The Top
On August 21, 2018, the Competition Commission of India (the "Commission") approved the acquisition of Century Textiles and Industries Limited ("Century") by UltraTech Cement Limited...
Competition Law
NCLAT SETS ASIDE COMPETITION COMMISSION'S FINE FOR...
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal recently set aside the Competition Commission of India's earlier order which had held Hyundai Motor India Limited liable for...
Competition Law
Price parallelism in an oligopsony does not...
The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order, has set aside the orders passed by the Competition Commission of India and the former Competition...
Competition Law
THE COMPETITION COMMISSION WEIGHS IN ON ALGORITHMS...
The Competition Commission of India recently rejected allegations of antitrust law violations against the cab aggregators, Ola and Uber, relating to price fixing, resale price...
Competition Law
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION: THE COMPETITION COMMISSION'S NEW...
The Competition Commission of India recently looked into an alleged cartelization by sister concerns in a tender floated by a state owned enterprise, after receiving...
Competition Law
COMPETITION LAW COMPLIANCE DURING COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic panic taking over the world, stakeholders across industries and professions around the world are looking to work together to develop a...
Competition Law
CCI REVISES GUIDANCE NOTE FOR MERGER CONTROL...
While the entire world is swarmed in critical updates pertaining to redressal during times of COVID-19; the Competition Commission of India ('CCI') has issued Revised...
Competition Law
Infolex NewsAlert - CCI Studying Private Equity...
The equity investor landscape has changed significantly in India over the last few decades. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, investors such as the Blackstone Group,...
Competition Law
InfoLex | Year in Review - Competition...
In India, the competition law regulator showed nimbleness in its working and in its application of the law in a year which provoked unprecedented economic...
Competition Law
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND GOOGLE: REGULATORY...
India’s competition regulator continues to put Google under its scanner and has now directed an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance by Google in...
Competition Law
CCI PENALISES MARUTI SUZUKI FOR INDULGING IN...
The Competition Commission of India has recently penalised Maruti Suzuki for imposing resale price maintenance restrictions on its dealers. INDUSLAW's Avimukt Dar, Unnati...
Competition Law
ANTITRUST SCRUTINY OF DIGITAL MARKET M&A: FACEBOOK...
Competition authorities around the globe are increasingly examining whether transactions in the digital markets have adversely impacted the competitive landscape. INDUSLAW's Avimukt Dar,...
Competition Law
Infolex Newsalert | CCI Penalises Beer Manufacturers...
The CCI has recently penalised a beer cartel based on data provided by some of the cartel members in their leniency applications. Induslaw's Avimukt Dar,...
Competition Law
CCI Releases its findings of the market...
The Competition Commission of India initiated a market study on the pharmaceutical sector in India in October, 2020. Induslaw's Avimukt Dar, Unnati Agrawal and Parth...
Competition Law
IN A CONTROVERSIAL FIRST, CCI SUSPENDS ITS...
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of INR 202 crores on Amazon for misrepresentation of material facts and non-notification of interconnected...
Competition Law
Infolex Newsalert | Investcorp Penalty Order by...
The Competition Commission of India imposed a penalty of INR 20 lakh on Investcorp by invoking its look back power over incorrect computation of filing...
Competition Law
SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES CCI’S JURISDICTION OVER RES...
The Supreme Court clarified that the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 are wide enough to enable the Competition Commission of India to conduct an...
Competition Law
CCI PENALISES ADANI GREEN ENERGY AND TATA...
After almost 2 years of a pandemic induced hiatus, the CCI has recently taken cognizance of gun-jumping and imposed penalties of INR 5 lakhs (approximately...
Competition Law
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA DIRECTS INVESTIGATION INTO...
In line with the trend of heightened scrutiny of prominent players in the digital sector, the CCI has directed an investigation against BookMyShow for its...
Competition Law
THE COMPETITION ACT, 2002 TO GET A...
The Central Government recently introduced the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (“Billâ€) amending the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (“Competition Actâ€) in the lower house...
Competition Law
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA DISMISSES ‘REFUSAL TO...
By way of its recent orders, the CCI has dismissed separate allegations of refusal to deal against Britannia and Parle and explicitly recognised selective distribution...
