Keeping up with Competition – November 2023
Axiom5’s monthly newsletter recapping the developments in competition law and policy in October 2023.
Tag: Competition Policy
CCI’s carrot and stick approach to break cartels
Our counsel Shivanghi Sukumar writes about the key features of the draft regulations on leniency issued by the Competition Commission Of India for public consultation.
CCI’s new merger regime: hits and misses
Our partner Rahul Rai and counsel Shruti Aji Murali write about the
CCI’s proposed changes to the Indian merger control regime.
Will Data Bill impact competitiveness of Indian firms?
Our partner Rahul Rai and counsel Shivanghi Sukumar write about the impact of the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Bill on competition between Indian firms in the tech sector.
Delhi HC quashes CCI probe of Monsanto, Ericsson
Our partner Samir Gandhi comments on the Delhi High Court’s recent decision that held that the Patents Act prevailed over the Competition Act and quashed 2 CCI probes into Monsanto and Ericsson.
MCA v. MeitY: Turf demarcated over regulation of digital markets
Our partner Samir Gandhi comments on the welcome clarification that demarcates the scope of each of MeitY and MCA in regulating digital markets in India, limiting regulatory overlap.
What do CCI’s penalty amendments mean for Indian startups?
Our partner Rahul Rai and counsel Shruti Aji Murali write for Inc42 Media about the implications of penalty proceedings under the newly amended Competition Act for multi-product companies.
Views: Fostering competition through digital public infrastructure
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Our partners Samir R Gandhi and Rahul Rai write about how the success stories of UPI and ONDC are helping India imagine a new economic world order of digital infrastructure as a public good.
India’s competition law – back to the future?
Our partner Samir R Gandhi writes on how India’s competition law regime has intervened in digital markets so far, in the context of the ongoing moves to amend the Competition Act, 2002.
Competition Amendment Bill: Embellishments that merit a relook
Indian competition law is at the cusp of a reset. News reports indicate that the central government is putting finishing touches to the Competition Amendment Bill. In the process, it appears that the government has added a couple of embellishments that neither the CLRC nor the Standing Committee had considered.