Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Luthra & Luthra managing associate Ravisekhar Nair has replenished the ranks of Economic Laws Practice (ELP) competition team as an associate partner, after partner Samir Gandhi left ELP last month.
Exclusive: Economic Laws Practice (ELP) competition and trade law partner Samir Gandhi is joining AZB & Partners in Delhi as the first partner at the firm to focus on competition law full-time.
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.
Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi office has scooped the mandate to merge Vedanta’s Sterlite Industries unit with Sesa Goa to decrease the mining conglomerate’s debt.
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.
Exclusive: 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.
Ex-finance secretary Ashok Chawla becomes new Competition Commission of India (CCI) chairman [HT]
Justice Katju, newly robed as Press Council chairman, slams irresponsible media reporting of non-issues [Hindu] via @aarthi_rajan
Allahabad HC orders Mayawati to give back Noida land to three villages [NDTV]
Guj HC stops Adani Mundra Port SEZ construction to protect mangroves [DNA]
SC asks CBI to appear whether Satyam Rajus to be allowed bail [Zee]
Jayalalithaa brings too many lawyers to trial, stopped by cops for security reasons [TOI]
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.
Exclusive: 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.
In the seemingly never ending story of Indian legal market liberalisation a new player has entered the field.
Exclusive: As former director general of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the architect of the now established merger control department, Kaushal Kumar Sharma who left the regulator last month tells Legally India about wannabe competition lawyers, firmness, Bollywood, the CCI’s historical and future challenges and his plans as a free agent.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) orders DLF cease and desist in second project, Gurgaon this time, to rework customer contracts [ET / Main Order / Supplementary order]
Following Legally India’s July report, Singhania has now filed its COMPAT appeal after losing in its Microsoft competition law challenge [TOI / Legally India]
Gov’t to introduce new Sports Bill to regulate BCCI and others and put them under RTI [TOI]
Satyam Raja & co remain banged up, bail dismissed by AP HC [TOI]
Shah Rukh Khan’s BMW is a “commercial vehicle” and can claim 50% depreciation tax break, rules Bombay HC [Indian Express]
Miss Universe India and Symbiosis law grad Vasuki Sunkavalli gets tweeting, after brief tutorial from Wall Street Journal [WSJ] (via @gkjohn & @mumbaicentral)
Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has eaten again. It was the climax of the single biggest news story of the year that pushed other headlines off the frontpages for weeks. Although ostensibly a legal question the average lawyer tried to go about his or her business.
Exclusive: 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.