Antitrust And Competition Newsletter | June 2026

In June 2026, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) passed multiple antitrust enforcement orders and approved several combinations, reflecting its continued focus on addressing anti-competitive conduct across diverse sectors. During the month, the CCI ordered investigations into alleged exploitative contractual practices and abuse of dominance in the beauty pageant sector, passed a cease and desist order against truck associations in Odisha for cartelization, closed long running pharma distribution case and disposed of several matters where competition concerns were not substantiated concerning real estate, airport transport, and digital services sectors. On the merger control front, the CCI approved numerous mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments across infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, technology, and data centre industries etc.