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04 September 2015
Competition Law

App-based taxi operator Ola’s parent company ANI Technologies has won a favourable majority decision from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which declined to pass any interim order around the allegation that the company was involved in illegal predatory pricing.

02 September 2015
Competition Law

AdWords advertising Google AdWords: How metaOn Monday the Economic Times reported that the director general (DG) of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has submitted a damning report of Google, finding a prima facie case that Google has abused its dominant position.

31 August 2015
Competition Law

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has won a favourable landmark report from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) director general for its client Bharat Matrinmony and an NGO against internet giant Google, which was represented by AZB & Partners and Economic Laws Practice (ELP).

12 June 2015
Competition Law

Chennai-based law firm Surana & Surana has lost in its Competition Commission of India (CCI) complaint against computer maker Dell India, which the law firm alleged had entered “the Indian market of computers and computer hardwares via predatory pricing and it offered its products at ridiculously low prices compared to what was offered by its competitors in India”.

14 May 2015
Competition Law

The PTI reported:

In a fresh order against DLF, Competition Commission has found the realty giant guilty of indulging in “unfair and abusive” business practices in sale of apartments in a Gurgaon housing project.

CCI has asked DLF Gurgaon Home Developers Private Limited and its group companies to “cease and desist” from such unfair trade practices, but did not impose any fresh monetary penalty as Rs 630 crore fine has already been slapped on DLF for similar violation during the same period in a separate case.

07 May 2015
Competition Law

Ola Cabs is facing a complaint in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for spending more money on discounts and incentives on customers and drivers compared to the revenue it is earning, reported the Business Standard.

The CCI directed its director general to conduct an investigation on Ola owner ANI Technologies on the complaint of Chennai-based Fast Track Call Cab against it for predatory pricing and unfair trade practices under the Competition Act 2002.

Noting a preliminary finding of abuse of dominant position against ANI the Commission observed that it is “spending around Rs 574 [per trip] while earning an average revenue of Rs 344 leading to a direct loss of Rs 230 per trip”.

24 April 2015
Competition Law

Age of UltronSaikrishna & Associates won the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) approval for the Walt Disney movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, securing its release in theatres today after the CCI failed to find anti-competitive behavior by the Hollywood producers.

19 May 2014
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.

03 April 2014
Competition Law

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.

28 March 2014
Competition Law

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.

27 March 2014
Competition Law

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]