Articles tagged with: Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Sen nears impeachment; Herbert Smith’s Parsons cycles for India; NSE appeals MCX fine; Ambani says not under RTI; No dirty dancing at Trilogy…

Rajya Sabha votes in force for Justice Soumitra Sen’s impeachment for misappropriating Rs 33 lakh in 1983 [ Mint ] NUJS to get involved [ TOI ] Herbert Smith’s India chairman Chris Parsons is cycling 2,500 km through Europe to raise $250,000 for Loomba Foundation, which offers education to Indian po...

Wired: MCA’s nat’l competition policy up for comments; Impeaching a judge; Kursheed ‘kind’ to Anna; Slow justice…

MCA wants CCI, departments to harmonise competition law powers under draft “national competition policy”, comments invited [ Mint / MCA draft ] How to impeach a judge: an FAQ on eve of Justice Sen’s possible impeachment [ Rediff / Watch debate live (via Law and Other Things )] SC hears gov’t plea to...

Wired: CCI slaps 600 cr (7% of turnover) on DLF; A&N isles bar upset with judge’s son appointment; CrPC detains Anna; 2nd female SC judge; Man wills land to SC

Competition Commission of India (CCI) fines DLF Rs 600 crore (7% of turnover) for abusing dominant position against residential buyers [ PTI / CCI order ] Andaman & Nicobar bar association protests appointment of young Kolkata-based son of senior SC Justice Altaman Kabir as special public prose...

Wired Tue: CCI alleged to spill business secrets; Ayodhya +2; Poaching Salman; Sindh not anthemic…

LPG cylinder companies claim Competition Commission of India (CCI) failed to maintain confidentiality of business secrets before Delhi HC: “CCI has released my confidential information and great secrets without my permission.” [ Law et al ] SC admits two more challenges to Ayodhya Babri verdict: one...

Out of the blocks / Issue 107

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Fast movers this week in Legally India’s email newsletter round-up, including the CCI, government bodies and prize clients.

Breaking: AZB, TTA get first ever CCI combination clearance in 18 days for Reliance-Bharti AXA merger

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Exclusive: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dealt with the first M&A referred to it, clearing within 18 days the proposed takeover by Reliance Industrial Infrastructure of Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company, advised by AZB & Partners and Talwar Thakore Associates respectively.

Proving the pudding / Issue 106

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The equity at some traditional Mumbai solicitors firms (and others) has always been notoriously inert.

Breaking: Microsoft faces Singhania appeal in COMPAT after Amarchand antitrust victory at CCI

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Exclusive: Singhania & Partners LLP will appeal against a majority decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that gave a clean chit to Microsoft, represented by Amarchand Mangaldas, rejecting last year’s complaint by Singhania that alleged anti-competitive practice and abuse of dominant position by the Indian subsidiary of the Redmond-based software giant.

Competition Commission India (CCI) takes a look at Apple iPads, iPhones

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has registered a complaint against iPhone and iPad maker Apple for its alleged abuse of dominant position in India.

The spoils / Issue 98

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) made its first very cautious splashes out of the shallows.

CCI: NSE abused dominance like Microsoft but softens DG market definitions

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Exclusive: P&A Associates and client MCX-SX won an order from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) finding that the National Stock Exchange (NSE), which was represented by Amarchand Mangaldas and Vaish Associates, had abused its dominant position.

The case will head to the CCI on 2 June to allow NSE to respond on the question of penalty, but the decision significantly reduced the director general’s (DG) earlier definition of the “relevant market” in a partial victory for NSE, according to a CCI draft order that Legally India has seen.

CCI slaps 27 Bollywood mogul wrists with Rs 1 lakh fines

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Breaking: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ruled on the first ever case to enter its doors, levying nominal fines against prominent film producers in the case brought by Luthra & Luthra on behalf of cinema owners two years ago.

Legal opinion: Competition through the ages: An ideal too far?

J Sagar Associates (JSA) associate Leena Levakumar offers a jurisprudential history of competition law.

CCI pre-filing merger control chit-chats welcome after all

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) would now be open to informal talks with advisers before final merger control filings: an amendment of the policy in its latest draft regulations.

CCI relaxes merger control regs: Myriad exemptions but no more informal chit-chats

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Breaking: The long-awaited latest and probably final draft of the Competition Commission’s merger control rules are finally here, and the CCI appears to have listened to a number of key stakeholder concerns.

CCI to get its full M&A control powers, finally

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was notified with its full merger control powers late last, according to competition lawyers, which would take effect from 1 June.

Amarchand vs ELP in IOC & Reliance v CCI writ

Amarchand Mangaldas has challenged the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) jurisdiction in a writ petition filed for Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to prevent the anti-trust regulator, which is represented by Economic Laws Practice, from deciding on an aviation fuel suppy dispute with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) represented by R Sariprabhu Advocates.

Compat stays Rs 1 crore CCI Kingfisher fine

The Competition Commission Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has stayed the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) November order imposing a Rs 1 crore fine on Kingfisher airlines for alleged non-compliance in furnishing sufficient information in a cartelisation probe.

Breaking exclusive: CCI makes first decision, clears bank loan charge ‘cartel’

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has made it first order, clearing 16 banks from the allegation of having acted in a cartel to fix penalty rates of homeowners foreclosing housing loans.

Cosy Competition / Issue 75

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After a long slumber, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fired its first warning shot across the bow of corporate India this week, allegedly slapping Kingfisher Airlines with a maximum fine of Rs 1 crore for not having played along with investigations.