Log in or register
Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 24 JUNE 2024

Changes Brought In By The Competition Commission Of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024

AKS Partners
Explore more from AKS Partners

The Competition Commission of India ("CCI"), in exercise of its powers conferred by Section 36 and 64 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the "Act"), on May 10, 2024...

IndiaAntitrust/Competition Law
AKS Partners
AKS Partners

The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), in exercise of its powers conferred by Section 36 and 64 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the “Act”), on May 10, 2024, issued the notification regarding the Competition Commission of India (General), Amendment Regulations, 2024 (“General Amendment Regulations”) in order to further amend the Competition Commission of India (General) Regulations, 2009 (“General Regulations”).

The General Amendment Regulations has made significant changes across several areas, encompassing confidentiality, information accessibility and procedural timelines. The key changes brought by the General Amendment Regulations are as follows:

I. Concept of a Confidentiality Ring:

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Register for freeORLog in

Related Articles

Legal Intelligence Newsletters: sign up for the latest legal and regulatory news on your chosen topics

Read more about

Related Comparative Guides

See more popular content from

Article

An Update On India’s Proposed Digital Competition Law

India’s proposed Digital Competition Law has evolved through several stages, from the 2022 Parliamentary Committee report and the 2024 Committee on Digital Competition Law’s draft Bill, through a 2025 government reconsideration, to renewed Parliamentary backing for an ex-ante framework in August 2026. Drawing on comparative experience from the EU, UK, and Japan, this article argues that legislative reform must be matched by a strengthened Competition Commission of India if ex-ante regulation is to work in practice.
IndiaAntitrust/Competition Law
Corporate Professionals - Advisors & Advocates
Corporate Professionals - Advisors & Advocates
Article

Competition Law Updates August 2026

On 13 July 2026, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed penalties exceeding ₹142 crore on HP India and several reselers under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) for cartelisation and bid rigging in the sale and supply of HP personal system products, including laptops, desktops, workstations and accessories (Computers Case), and ink and toner cartridges (Cartridges Case). The orders arose from lesser penalty applications filed by HP India under Section 46 of the Competition Act read with the CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009.
IndiaAntitrust/Competition Law
King, Stubb & Kasiva
King, Stubb & Kasiva
Article

Adjudication Or Legislation? Google's Play Store Battle Before The CCI And The Future Of Digital Competition Law In India

As the world evolves, every economy is now making progress towards becoming a technology-driven economy and there is an ongoing debate to bring specific changes to the competition law for a technology-driven economy. The prevailing view, however, is that the existing Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) already reaches several technology-based claims, and major jurisdictions have stretched their competition statutes to cover platform conduct rather than wait for bespoke digital-market legislation.
IndiaAntitrust/Competition Law
Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
Hammurabi & Solomon Partners