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CCI Issues Order against CIL and its Subsidiaries, Imposes Penalty

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1773.05 crores on Coal India Limited for abusing its dominant position. The final order was passed on 09.12.2013 on a batch of informations filed by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited against Coal India Ltd. and its… Read More

Tags: cci, CIL, Coal, Coal India, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, India, India's Competition Commission

Competition Commission of India imposes penalty on Tamilnadu Film Exhibitors™ Association

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs.41,393/- on M/s Tamilnadu Film Exhibitors™ Association (TNFEA) (now known as Tamilnadu Theatre Owners™ Association). The penalty has been imposed in respect of information filed by M/s Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd(RBEPL) alleging contravention of the provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition… Read More

Tags: Anti-competitive practices, Bollywood, cci, Competition Act, Competition Commission of India, FeedBurner, India, Penalty kick

Status of cases where penalties have not been paid under Competition Act, 2002

Competition Commission of India(CCI) has decided to take suitable and appropriate steps to recover penalties from such parties that have not paid the penalties imposed by the Commission on them under Competition Act, 2002. CCI has released a list of the cases wherein penalties have not been paid despite there being no appeal filed or appeal having been… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Anti-competitive practices, Asia, cci, Competition Act, Competition Act 2002, Competition Commission of India, India

CCI orders investigation against M/s ACI for alleged violation of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered investigation against M/s ACI India, M/s ACI Worldwide and M/s ACI Asia Pvt. Limited (Respondents) on the allegations of contravention of provisions of Competition Act. CCI had issued the order under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 on the basis of information filed by M/s Financial Software… Read More

Tags: Asia, cci, Competition Act, Competition Commission of India, Director-general, India, Informant, The Competition Act 2002

CCI to investigate matter involving DDA’s alleged violation of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered investigation by its Director General in the matter involving Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in respect of allegations regarding violation of provisions of Competition Act by DDA. The order has been issued under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 in response to the information filed by Dr. Adla… Read More

Tags: cci, Competition Act, Competition Commission of India, DDA, Delhi, Delhi Development Authority, Rao, Vasant Kunj

CCI imposes penalty of Rs. 6.25 crores on 11 Shoe Companies

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 625.43 Lakhs on 11 Companies in a case filed by Director General-Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D), New Delhi relating to a tender for supply of polyester blended duck ankle boots rubber sole. CCI found these 11 Companies to have violated the provisions of Competition… Read More

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Competition Commission of India to issue order in the case against Coal India Limited shortly

Competition Commission of India (CCI) is expected to issue the order in the case against Coal India Limited shortly. This was stated by Mr. Ashok Chawla, Chairman, CCI during the deliberations of the 3rd meeting of the Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG) in the capital today. Mr. Chawla also informed that the case in respect… Read More

Tags: cci, Chairman, Coal India, Competition Commission of India, Foreign Investment Promotion Board, Government, Gurcharan Das, Securities and Exchange Board of India

Setting The Competition Law In Right Place: In The Light Of Compat™s Order In Explosive Manufacturers Case

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (the COMPAT) passed a final order on 18th April 2013, dismissing the appeals filed by various explosives manufacturers against the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) order dated 16 April 2012, unanimously finding them guilty of a contravention of section 3 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the Competition Act).[1] The CCI had found ten… Read More

Tags: Appellate Tribunal, cci, Coal India, Commission, COMPAT, Competition Act, Competition Act 2002, Competition Commission of India, Competition law, Explosive Manufacturers, Hidayatullah National Law University, India

FM Speak :: Competition Commission to play an important role as regulator of Competition and as a participant in the competitive process

Union Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram has stressed on the key role of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in defining the role of the government as a regulator of competition and as a participant in the competitive process. Delivering the Annual day Lecture of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Capital on 20th May, 2013,… Read More

Tags: cci, Competition Act, Competition Commission, Competition Commission of India, Government, India, P. Chidambaram, Sachin Pilot

Clearance to Coal Mining Projects to be Expedited

The Government has been addressing the impediments coming in the way of taking up of coal mining projects by the coal companies. A regular interaction between Ministry of Coal (MoC) and Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is taking place to address the pending issues concerning Environmental Clearances (EC) and Forestry Clearances (FC). Similarly regular… Read More

Tags: cci, Coal, Coal India Limited, Coal Ministry, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Ministry of Railways, Rajya Sabha

CCI is Monitoring Critical and High Investment projects

The Cabinet Committee on Investment today reviewed the status of twenty projects with investment of Rs.1000 crore or more which were pending for different types of approvals and clearances with a view to expediting decisions on approvals and clearances. The projects were identified in transmission, hydro and thermal sector where various clearances are pending mostly… Read More

Tags: Cabinet Committee, Cabinet Secretariat, cci, Coal Ministry, Highland Clearances, Investment, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Power Ministry

Combination Regulations amended by the CCI

Competition Commission of India - Amendments to the Combination Regulations The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has amended the Combination Regulations with a view to further simplify the filing requirements and bring about greater certainty in the application of the Act and the Regulations. The provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) relating to regulation… Read More

Tags: Business, cci, Competition Act 2002, Competition Commission of India, Regulation, Share (finance), Suffrage, Voting Rights Act

Competition Commission of India Nominated for Global Competition Review Awards 2013

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been nominated for ˜Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 2013™ under the category of Agency of the Year-Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa. It is very first time that the CCI has been nominated for this internationally prestigious award. Other agencies nominated in this category are Japan™s Fair Trade Commission,… Read More

Tags: Africa, ASSOCHAM, cci, Competition Commission, Competition Commission of India, Competition law, Government, Middle East