Competition Law

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.

Indian law firm ELP drafts Afghanistan’s Competition Act

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Exclusive: Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has been called in to draft Afghanistan’s new competition law regime together with the UK think tank Adam Smith Institute in a project funded by the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID).

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.

CCI has 130 cases on plate, disposed of 37 but no news on merger control

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has heard 80 cases relating to allegedly anti-competitive agreements and dominant positions of enterprises, as 50 cases were transferred from the erstwhile Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC), said corporate affairs minister Salman Khurshid in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.

Competition Commission draws first blood, hits Kingfisher with max fine of Rs 1 crore

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a Rs 1 crore ($220,000) fine on Kingfisher Airlines for not providing sufficient information in the CCI’s investigation of the airline’s alliance with Jet Airways, according to the PTI.

Singhania & Partners takes ‘anti-competitive’ Microsoft to CCI on own behalf

Singhania and Partners, represented by Seth Dua & Associates, has made a complaint against software giant Microsoft before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging anti-competitive practices and abuse of a dominant position, according to news channel CNBC TV18.

CCI nearly dealt with quarter of 118 cases but still wants merger control

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) wants full ratification of its merger control powers under both section 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, which has languished unapproved for months. The CCI chairman Dhanendra Kumar said at a meeting that the CCI would like to give its consent for most M&...

Naik granted 2nd CCI interim order in Reliance v Karnataka Film Chamber saga new twist

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Breaking news exclusive: Naik Paranjpe & Company has yet again successfully turned to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a Reliance film company, having secured an interim order restraining arch-nemesis Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) from allegedly directing its members to boycot Reliance MediaWorks multiplex theatres in Bangalore and the state.

Breaking: SC curtails COMPAT power to challenge CCI in SAIL v Jindal

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The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) appellate tribunal does not have the power to second-guess the CCI’s decisions to investigate anti-competitive behaviour, the Supreme Court held today in an “emphatic victory” for the CCI and Jindal Steel and their lawyers Amarchand Mangaldas, Economic Laws Practice (ELP) and counsel Harish Salve and Gopal Subramanium.

Competition Commission to investigate Commonwealth Games

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is looking into investigating the Commonwealth Games for its award of key contracts, according to the the Financial Express . Unnamed sources told the Financial Express that several contracts were awarded to private players without conducting a fair tenderin...