The plan is to come out with rules by the year-end for bringing e-commerce market players under the ambit of competition laws
The CCI is already studying the new economy segment to understand how some companies abuse dominant positions
The company is in the process of filing an appeal against the order
The 'Green Channel' would allow automatic approval for certain M&A agreements based on specified criteria and pre-filing consultation, the CCI had said in the notification
The case was taken up by the watchdog after NSK approached it under lesser penalty regulations
Under the Competition Act, complaints filed under a certain section cannot be withdrawn
When CCI looks beyond agreements
CCI will be asked to study if the accountancy firms are misusing their dominant positions
The competition regulator is ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of digital markets
CCI may soon engage with Centre, states in formulating policies so that competition is not affected
For the model followed by cab aggregators, estimation of fares are done by algorithms on the basis of large data sets
The consortium in August had signed definitive agreements with the shareholders of Star Health to purchase the shares of leading private insurer
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
The regulator has been conducting an anti-trust investigation of the three companies for the past year
Euronext-listed Teleperformance, which reported consolidated revenue of about $4.7 billion, has 223, 000 employees across 350 contact centres in 76 countries
The Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009, also require filing of a soft copy of references
Looking beyond the lesser penalty regime, in its 10th year of existence, the CCI needs more branches, according to experts
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
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
During investigation, all the four firms had approached CCI seeking lesser penalties