Himanshu Yadav Insolvency Beyond Rescue: Engineering Opacity at the Intersection of Competition and Resolution Law The discourse relating to the interface between the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been plagued mainly by procedural impediments, long timelines, sequential clearance requirements and lapses in corporate defence mechanisms. Practitioners look […]
Category: Competition Law
Sheetal Vasundhara & Viswajeet Chaudhary Introduction “The question to ask is whether the risk of travelling to space is worth the benefit. The answer is an unequivocal yes, but not only for the reasons usually touted by the space community: the need to explore, the scientific return, and the possibility of commercial profit. The most […]
Mahadev Krishnan and Nitin Pradhan Introduction In sports, a false start occurs when a runner jumps the gun (i.e., starts before the whistle) and is penalized accordingly. This principle is easy to understand: nobody should gain an unfair advantage by jumping the gun. The same logic applies in the realm of competition law. Gun jumping […]
Divey Pratap Singh Rana Introduction In the case of Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd v. Girish Sriram Juneja, three judge bench of supreme court pronounced a judgement in ratio 2:1 which ruled that the approval of a Resolution Plan (RP) from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) must be taken prior to the approval of the […]
Abhishek Nidasanametla When the Knock Comes: What India’s Competition Regime Isn’t Ready For In recent years, competition authorities abroad have started to treat ‘obstruction’ during dawn raids (“raid”) as a standalone infringement. Very recently, in Finland, the Market Court upheld a fine of EUR 1.5 million against Attendo Suomi after an employee deleted WhatsApp messages and […]
Swedha Prakash I. Introduction Large-scale infrastructure projects are becoming increasingly significant, driven by government efforts to boost the economy, such as the National Infrastructure Pipeline (“NIP”), which has allocated an ambitious ₹108 trillion for various projects. Public-Private Partnerships (“PPP”s) have played a crucial role in this commitment to building a strong foundation for sustainable growth […]
Aditya Kashyap & Arnika Dwivedi Introduction The digital ecosystem is a constantly changing field that frequently presents previously unheard-of competition law difficulties. A noteworthy incident was when Google officially complained to the European Commission (“EC”) on Microsoft’s anti-competitive conduct within the cloud computing market. This complaint has generated heated discussion, and initiated the dialogue on […]
Irfan Rashid Introduction The digital economy in India is a significant contributor to the overall GDP growth. With the high odds that the digital economy will contribute 20% to India’s GDP by 2026, India becoming the leader in digital revolution does not seem a distant dream now. In March 2024, the Committee on Digital Competition […]
Soujanya Boxy Introduction The accelerating pace of technological advancements raises growing concerns over user autonomy and data privacy, particularly with the increasing power of tech giants to collect and use user data. Tech giants recognise user data as the fuel for their revenue growth. However, in their pursuit of being data monopolies, a critical question […]
Pragyan Sucheta Panda & Aryan Rawat Takeaways from Reports and Surveys of ICN The International Competition Network (ICN) is an informal organization which addresses various concerns regarding competition. Importantly, ICN is not a law-making body and it just recommends the best practices in competition law in various jurisdictions. Individual member countries can consider these recommendations […]
