By Tanaya Sethi1 & Raagini Agarwal2   The Open Network for Digital Commerce (“ONDC”) was launched in India in 2022. A network which started with pilot projects in a few...

By Sonam Mathur, Shubhang Joshi & Riya Shah1   In April 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 (“Amendment Act”), to amend the Competition Act, 2002 (“Competition...

By Dr. Sangeeta Verma1   It may seem obvious and trite that fair and competitive markets are essential for economic growth. Competition is recognized as a catalyst for development and production, as increased competition sharpens incentives to reduce costs and enhance productivity. As we all know, India has completed more than 30 years of truly […]

By Anisha Chand & Tanveer Verma1   On March 29, 2023, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament passed significant amendments to the Competition Act, 2002 (“Competition Act”), the chief legislation dealing with competition laws in India. The amendments were approved by the Upper House of the Indian Parliament on April 3, 2023, and will […]

By Anisha Chand & Siddharth Bagul1   With the expansion of the Indian economy, and as corporate transactions come back to pre-Covid levels, the Indian competition authority (Competition Commission of India (“CCI”)) is back to tackling gun-jumping issues with renewed fervor. Statistical analysis reveals that gun-jumping fines under Section 43A of the Competition Act, 2002 […]

By Geeta Gouri & Swarnim Shrivastava1   With new tech antitrust bills being tabled in the United States and legislations to regulate digital markets coming in effect in Europe, the Indian Parliament too has taken significant steps to examine and legislate anti-competitive practices in the digital markets. The Standing Committee on Finance’s report on “Anti-Competitive […]

By Gaurav Desai, Shruti Bhat & Apurva Badoni1   I. Background Responsible investment is reshaping business models across the world and Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) performance and agendas of companies are increasingly becoming key factors for investors in mergers and acquisitions. ESG is also an item of priority for various regulators around the world […]

By G.R. Bhatia and Manav Gupta1   Despite several significant developments in the past few months, there seems to be no end in sight in the WhatsApp privacy policy saga in India. The uncertainty surrounding the policy was recently compounded as the long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill (“PDP Bill”) was unexpectedly withdrawn on 3rd August […]