Antitrust And Competition Newsletter | October 2025

As we enter a new season, this edition of our newsletter features consolidated competition law updates from the past four months-July, August, September and October 2025. In recent months, significant developments have occurred on the antitrust front. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India upheld the penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India ("CCI") on the office bearers of the Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation, which had previously been set aside by the erstwhile appellate tribunal. Separately, the Supreme Court also dismissed the CCI's petition challenging the Delhi High Court's stay on antitrust proceedings against Ericsson and Monsanto.

Additionally, the CCI imposed an antitrust penalty of INR 2,56,649 (approximately USD 2,923) on the Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Association in India for violating Section 3(3) of the Competition Act, 2002 ("Act"), and has ordered separate antitrust investigations against Asian Paints Limited, PVR