Organisation: Competition Commission of India

India’s top court has temporarily stayed a record gun-jumping penalty imposed on Amazon for making false statements about its purchase of a 49% stake in Future Coupons.

10 May 2023

A third party has challenged the Competition Commission of India's conditional approval of a merger between two glass container companies on the grounds that it lacked quorum, although a local court has now upheld the authority’s ability to issue decisions without a full bench.

24 April 2023

India’s specialist competition tribunal has upheld the competition authority’s €165 million fine on Google for abusing its dominance over its Android mobile ecosystem, but set aside four behavioural remedies the agency imposed because they were “unnecessary” and “uncalled for”.

29 March 2023

The Competition Commission of India is reportedly “establishing and operationalising” a digital markets unit to help police large technology companies.

24 March 2023

The Bar Council of India’s momentous decision allowing foreign firms to enter the market will have a limited impact on antitrust practices as existing restrictions stopping overseas lawyers from appearing before the Competition Commission of India will still apply, practitioners say.

16 March 2023

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As the pandemic ebbs, the Competition Commission of India is back to aggressively tackling anticompetitive activity, sharpening its focus on enforcement and merger control. At the same time, the potential approval of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 promises even further reform.

10 March 2023

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Significant changes to competition law enforcement (eg, the amendment to China’s anti-monopoly law) and a sharp focus on emerging areas (eg, digital markets) are helping Asia-Pacific authorities prove themselves to be on par with their European and North American counterparts.

10 March 2023

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Asia-Pacific regulators are increasingly shining a light on antitrust violations in the pharmaceuticals industry, with stiffer penalties for cartel conduct, abuse of dominance and anticompetitive agreements.

10 March 2023

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The Competition Commission of India continues to regulate combinations that cause or are likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition, with potential reform thanks to the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 looming.

10 March 2023

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The Competition Commission of India is prioritising a reduction in cartel conduct – especially among larger companies – through upticks in enforcement, advocacy and the use of its investigative arm.

10 March 2023