This month’s edition discusses the various antitrust decisions and merger orders from the months of February-March 2021. Some of the recent CCI decisions discussed in this issue include, investigation into WhatsApp’s updated Privacy Policy, a first of its kind interim order directing Makemytrip to re-list Treebo and FabHotels on its platform and a decision to not investigate the corrugated box manufacturer’s association for allegations of cartelization.

In this edition, we analyse the regulatory and policy measures proposed by various antitrust jurisdictions such as the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and of course India for the regulation of digital markets.

In this edition, we discuss the evolution of competition law with respect to the e-commerce sector and detail the challenges likely to emerge and steps taken in order to address them. We have also reviewed recent competition law decisions regarding allegations of unilateral conduct against Ashiana Housing, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Hexagon India & Yamaha as well as anti-competitive conduct by Amazon.

In this edition, the Competition Law team discusses the new approach adopted by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) in dealing with cartels in two recent orders - despite finding the parties to be engaged in bid-rigging and cartelisation, the CCI refrained from imposing penalties.

The June 2020 edition of Competition Law Update discusses the regulatory tussle between the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Controller of Patents in the recent case of Monsanto Holdings.

In this edition, we discuss the competition law implications that companies need to be conscious of as they make their post-lockdown strategic business decisions. Next, we examine the jurisprudence and emergent trend of competition law judgments at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).