•  •  Dark Mode

Your Interests & Preferences

I am a...

law firm lawyer
in-house company lawyer
litigation lawyer
law student
aspiring student
other

Website Look & Feel

 •  •  Dark Mode
Blog Layout

Save preferences
27 March 2014
Competition Law

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has rejected an appeal by Jitendra Bhargava, a former executive director Air India, who complained that the Competition Commission had cleared the merger between the two airlines without a detailed assessment.

25 March 2014
Competition Law

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered the director general to investigate Coal India and Western Coalfields Limited for prima facie having imposed unfair terms and conditions when selling coal to soda ash maker GHCL Limited, which complained to the CCI.

The CCI's director general should investigate the potential violation of section 4(2)(a)(i) of the Competition Act (abuse of dominant position by directly or indirectly imposing unfair or discriminatory condition in purchase or sale of goods or service) within 60 days, said four members of the commission in an order dated 11 March and published on the CCI's website today. [CCI Order]

20 February 2014
Competition Law

MonopolyThe CCI has fined Mumbai's Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital with a Rs 3.81 crore fine for entering into an anti-competitive agreement  with a  stem cell bank.

17 May 2013
Competition Law

Seth Dua advised the Builders Association of India (BAI) in the Competition Appellate Tribunal against 11 cement companies.

09 May 2013
Competition Law

CricketNext hearing on 19 July in interim stay of fine over BCCI conduct.

18 April 2013
Competition Law

ExplosivesCompat today reduced Rs 60 crore fines but dismissed appeals in favour of Amarchand-advised Coal India.

31 January 2013
Competition Law

MS Office: Cheap pre-installed but still dearer than Libre OfficeDelhi-based law firm Singhania & Partners’ August 2010 competition complaint against multinational software giant Microsoft, is now in the Supreme Court, with Amarchand Mangaldas advising Microsoft.

29 October 2012
Competition Law

CCI's director general (DG) office currently has a 40 employee deficit, with 25 people handling 30 pending investigations. The DG office which usually takes three to nine months to finish an investigation has unfilled positions since it first invited applications in July [ET]

07 September 2012
Competition Law

CCI Law firms V BigLawThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has appointed its first formal panel of external legal advisers and six firms, with start-up law firms Advaya Legal making the cut in Mumbai, Canpisce & Co and Verus Advocates in Delhi, and Fox Mandal & Co winning the mandate to advise in the High Court of Calcutta.

05 September 2012
Competition Law

CCI: No Go Exclusive: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) rejected an amalgamation notice filed by Amarchand Mangaldas for Aditya Birla Nuvo, and AZB & Partners for retailer Pantaloon on 14 August. According to the regulator’s interpretation, the notice was premature and not in accordance with the Combination Regulations.

18 April 2012
Competition Law

Explosion Amarchand Mangaldas’ Delhi office won for Coal India (CIL) yesterday in its Competition Commission of India (CCI) complaint against 10 explosives manufacturers fined and held to have engaged in anti-competitive practices.

18 January 2012
Competition Law

image The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reduced the stayed Rs 1 crore fine against Kingfisher airlines to Rs 72.5 lakh, after finding that the airline had not provided sufficient information to the Commission.

18 January 2012
Competition Law

Coal-fire_by-Marcus_VegasExclusive: Mahagenco (Maharashtra State Power Generation Co) has filed before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) claiming that subsidiaries of state-run Coal India (CIL) is abusing its dominant position by supplying it with low-grade coal at inflated prices.

30 September 2011
Competition Law

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared its fourth merger, with the Japanese Aica Kogyo Company takeover of the laminates division of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation.

22 September 2011
Competition Law

MS Office: Cheap pre-installed but still dearer than Libre OfficeExclusive: Singhania & Partners LLP’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) majority decision clearing Microsoft of anti-competitive behaviour has been accepted by the appellate tribunal today, which is serving notice to the respondents.

25 August 2011
Competition Law

The Mouse smilesExclusive: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared the $454m takeover of UTV by Disney today after 25 calendar days, with J Sagar Associates (JSA), AZB & Partners and Dhall Law Chambers advising.