CCI vs TRAI : Apex Court Does The Balancing Act

The Apex court has finally put an end to the turf war between the Telecom Regulator ( TRAI ) and the market regulator ( CCI ) by recognizing the different roles played by both regulators in their respective fields and observing that regulators in each sector have assumed great significance with the advent of globalization leading to a free market economy.Elucidating their respective roles, the Supreme Court, rejected the argument of the Telcos and the TRAI that the jurisdiction of Competition...

CCI Has To Wait For TRAI Findings Before Acting On Jio's Complaint Of Cartelization By Other Telecos : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court confirmed the judgment of Bombay High Court which had set aside direction issued by the Competition Commission of India(CCI) to probe Jio's allegation of cartelization by telecom service providers Idea, Airtel and Vodafone. Yesterday, a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan dismissed the appeals filed by CCI and Reliance Jio against the Bombay High Court's...

Motive Irrelevant In Abuse Of Dominance; CCI Orders Probe Against Intel For Anti Competitive Practise [Read Order]

"The Commission is not required to go into the intent or motive of the OP in indulging into the alleged conduct that has been, prima facie, found to be abusive. Otherwise also the language of Section 4 does not impose any such obligation on the Commission", the CCI heldThe Competition Commission of India has entered a prima facie finding that Intel Corporation has abused its market dominance...

Flipkart, Amazon Not Dominant Players In E-Commerce Market : Competition Commission [Read Order]

"It does not appear that any one player in the market is commanding any dominant position at this stage of evolution of market.", the CCI observed.Holding that Flipkart and Amazon are not acting in violation of Competition Act, the Competition Commission of India rejected a complaint filed by All India Online Vendors Association alleging abuse of market dominance by the e-commerce...

Ola, Uber Not Fixing Prices In Violation Of Competition Act : Competition Commission [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has held that cab aggregators Ola and Uber are not indulging in price fixing in contravention of the Competition Act.On November 6, the CCI dismissed a complaint filed by Samir Agrawal, a legal practitioner, alleging that the the algorithmic pricing adopted by the aggregators takes away the liberty of individual drivers to compete with each other and...

Reliance Jio Vs Other Telcos: Bombay HC Terms CCI Order Illegal, Says Every Majority Decision Is Not ‘Cartelisation’ [Read Order]

In a huge relief to telecom giants, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel Limited, the Bombay High Court quashed and set aside an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which directed a probe into the ‘cartelisation’ charge leveled against them by new market player Reliance Jio.A bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Bharati Dangre quashed and set aside the...

Vacancy for Various Posts in CCI on Direct Recruitment Basis

The Competition Commission of India is looking for professionals in Law with a flair for research and critical analysis.  Similarly, a core team of support staff is also required to manage the resources of the Commission and ensure smooth functioning of the Commission.No of Posts: Director (Law) : 01 Joint Director (Law): 01 Deputy Director (Law): 07Age Limit: Director (Law) : Between 40 And 45 Years Joint Director (Law): Between 35 And 40 Years Deputy Director (Law): 33 YearsEssential...

Movie Producers Have Right To Choose Digital Cinema Provider: CCI

Ruling in favour of the producers of movie Kahaani 2, the Competition Commission of India has said there was no contravention of Sections 3 & 4 of the Competition Act, 2002, on part of the producers for entering into an agreement with two digital media service providers exclusively for the distribution of their movie.A 4-member coram of chairperson Devender Kumar Sikri and members SL...

CJI To Deliver CCI’s Annual Day Lecture On ‘Emerging Jurisdiction Of Competition Law’

Chief Justice of India JS Khehar will be the chief guest at the annual day function of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Saturday evening at the Convention Hall, The Ashok, New Delhi.He will deliver the annual day lecture on ‘Emerging Jurisdiction of Competition Law: How will it serve the business community in India, and India’s trade policy’.CCI chairman Devender Kumar...

Delhi HC Upholds Constitutionality of CCI Regulations on ‘Confidentiality’ [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has rejected the ‘constitutionality’ challenge against Regulation 35 and the proviso to Regulation 37(1) of the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, as well as Regulation 6 of the Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009.The contention put forth was that these regulations were arbitrary and in violation of Articles...

AMMA, FEFKA Indulged In Anti-Competitive Conduct Against Director Vinayan: CCI [Read Order]

The commission has imposed a penalty of Rs. 51,478 on Innocent, Rs. 19,113 on Edavela Babu, Rs. 66,356 on Sibi Malayil, Rs. 32,026 on B Unnikrishnan and a penalty of Rs. 27,737 on K Mohanan.The Competition Commission of India has found that Malayalam film associations like AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists) and FEFKA (Film Employees’ Federation of Kerala) indulged in...

CCI Penalises Three Firms For Cartelisation In Tenders Of Indian Railways

Taking suo moto cognizance of a tip-off by the CBI, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has pulled up firms for indulging in bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian Railways for procurement of brushless DC fans in 2013. Three firms were imposed with heavy penalties in this regard.Based on information received from the investigating agency, the CCI took up the case suo moto under Section...