Competition Law

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) upheld for the owners’ associations of luxury housing projects over the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) Rs 630 crore penalty on real estate giant DLF.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has fined real estate developer DLF Rs 2.41 crore under section 42 of the Competition Act for violating an earlier order of the CCI under section 27, ordering DLF to stop imposing unfair conditions in its agreements with flat buyers in its Magnolia development. [Mint] [CCI Order]

A week ago, a CCI order was published fining Google Rs 1 crore for 'procrastinating' on its cooperating with a CCI investigation.

The Competition Commission of India order fining Google Rs 1 crore for not cooperating with its anti-trust investigation has just been published by the CCI.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has fined Google Rs 1 crore for not complying with "instructions" to furnish documents in the investigation against it, a CCI spokesperson told Mint.

Google is facing a complaint by Matrimony.com and the Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) for allegedly abusing its market dominance in online search [Mint] [Hindu Business Line]

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.

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]

The 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.

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

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

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

Delhi-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.

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]

The 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.

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.