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Experts look at implications of CCI's probe into Maruti's discount practice

When CCI looks beyond agreements

Govt wants competition watchdog to review 'Big Four' auditing firms: Report

CCI will be asked to study if the accountancy firms are misusing their dominant positions

Competition Commission ill-equipped to handle intricacies of digital mkts

The competition regulator is ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of digital markets

Panel on cards to ensure no turf war among CCI, other regulators

CCI may soon engage with Centre, states in formulating policies so that competition is not affected

CCI rejects allegations of price fixing against Ola and Uber

For the model followed by cab aggregators, estimation of fares are done by algorithms on the basis of large data sets

CCI approves 100% acquisition of Star Health by Safecrop Holdings

The consortium in August had signed definitive agreements with the shareholders of Star Health to purchase the shares of leading private insurer

From trademarks to arbitration process, here are some key court orders

In yet another case of a fighting between a public sector firm and state authorities, the Supreme Court appointed a retired judge as the sole arbitrator

CCI raids United Breweries, Carlsberg, AB InBev over price-fixing charges

The regulator has been conducting an anti-trust investigation of the three companies for the past year

CCI accepts acquisition of Intelenet by Teleperformance for $1 billion

Euronext-listed Teleperformance, which reported consolidated revenue of about $4.7 billion, has 223, 000 employees across 350 contact centres in 76 countries

Entities need to submit 6 copies of references in anti-trust cases: CCI

The Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, also require filing of a soft copy of references

How lower penalty helps Competition Commission of India fight cartels

Looking beyond the lesser penalty regime, in its 10th year of existence, the CCI needs more branches, according to experts

Govt receives 50 applications for the post of chairperson of CCI

CCI is an anti-competition watchdog that investigates cartels in government tenders or in private companies and was constituted following the Competition Act, which came into effect in 2002

Competition Commission to probe Star India, Sony for 'unfair' practices

The regulator has ordered a detailed investigation on a complaint filed by Noida Software Technology Park Ltd, which is into the business of satellite communication

CCI imposes Rs 9.7 mn fine on 4 firms in a case related to tenders of PMC

During investigation, all the four firms had approached CCI seeking lesser penalties

Govt begins search for next competition panel chief after D K Sikri quits

Sikri, who is the third chairman of CCI, had assumed office in January 2016, replacing another former bureaucrat Ashok Chawla

CCI brings algorithms used to price air tickets under the scanner

The watchdog has been looking into the issue after the Jat agitation in early 2016 when ticket prices on Chandigarh to Delhi flights shot up sharply

Letter to BS: CCI should have more teeth to ensure fair competition

There is also a need to maintain a delicate balance between innovation and fair competition to ensure product quality keeps pace with technology growth

Cabinet approves reducing strength of CCI members to 3 for speedy approvals

Experts said the move would not result in any adverse impact on the CCI

Report finds CCI procedures lacking

It adds that on average 46 per cent of appeals pending before the appellate tribunal at the beginning of a given year remain unresolved for over 12 months

CCI expands leniency norms to individuals

The competition commission of India (CCI) has expanded leniency norms to individuals making them eligible for waiver of or less penalty.The competition watchdog amended the rules for leniency norms for this purpose.Prior to this, only companies are eligible to apply to these norms.Business Standard recently wrote about the plans of CCI to expand the ambit of leniency programme to individuals.Competition lawyers state that the CCI is trying to strengthen the leniency provisions to bust more and more cartels in the country. Section 46 of the CCI Act has a provision called a "leniency programme". The nomenclature of the regulations -- "The Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Amendment Regulations, 2017"-- itself says much about these norms.This allows the waiving of or imposing of less penalty on parties to a cartel which inform about it. From the inception of the commission over 100 leniency applications have been filed but the commission has used this provision ...