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India: Google Loses Antitrust Appeal in Android Case

Google has tasted another setback in India in its fight with the Antitrust regulator, Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”). The appeal filed by Google against the CCI last order dated 20.10.2022 has been dismissed on merits and, except for some reliefs on some of the market correction

India: Amendments to Competition Law

In a significant development , after the Lok Sabha ( Lower house of Indian Parliament ) passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 on 29.March 2023 , the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha ( upper house ) on 03 April ,2023 and after receiving the Presidential assent on 11 April 2023, has been promulgated and notified in the Gazette of India...

India: A National Competition Policy is Essential for Growth in a Free Market Economy

India badly needs a National Competition Policy. In this context, one needs to recapitulate whether India has utilized the full potential of growth envisaged after our historic shift from a “state-controlled” economy to a “free market” economy and if not why? Have we been able to introduce a culture of competition in our markets which leads to...

India: Role of Courts in Settling Jurisdictional Disputes

There have been some cases of conflict of jurisdiction between the Competition regulator and sector specific regulators , particularly , the Copyright Boards.