Competition Law: May 2021

This month’s edition discusses the various antitrust decisions from the months of April-May 2021. Some of the recent decisions in the competition space, include the Delhi High Court’s order upholding the suo moto investigation by the CCI into WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy update, a landmark judgment against an entity incorporated under the excise department of a State for supply of alcoholic beverages and initiation of investigation against an automobile company for anti-competitive agreements. The newsletter also features an article co-authored by Neelambera Sandeepan (Joint Partner) and Shikhar Tyagi (Associate) on a recent publication by the CCI on the emerging ‘Blockchain Technology’ and its potential impact on competition. We hope you will find this newsletter useful. Do share it with any of your colleagues who may find it relevant. Please do let us know in case you would like to discuss any of these aspects in greater detail.

May, 2021/Issue-1