By Anisha Chand1 & Tanveer Verma2   On September 10 2024, the amendments to the Indian Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) regarding merger control came into force. A significant amendment...

By Anupam Sanghi1 “Intelligence and creativity, it would appear, are not a human monopoly” - Alvin Toffler   I. Introduction The power of imagination is what separates the new and...

By Ratnadeep Roychowdhury, Khyati Dalal, Parina Muchhala1   I. Introduction The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 received presidential assent on April 11, 2023 to become the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 (“Amendment...

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 Priyanshi1   The digital economy has transformed the way economic activities were conducted and its distinctive features have prompted major legislative and regulatory initiatives throughout the globe. The growth of such markets has created countless opportunities, fostered competition, and enhanced consumer’ welfare. However, the uniqueness of the technology-driven markets has also brought in multiple […]

By Dr. Geeta Gouri1   The attractiveness of Indian data and privacy platforms with nationalist overtones in the context of a global backlash against foreign platforms has been articulated in various ways. While protectionism is easy to comprehend in offline markets bound by national boundaries, the same approach of applying the tools of traditional economics […]