Competition Commission of India Guidelines, 2015


The Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’), has recently issued the Competition Commission of India (Competition Assessment of Legislations and Bills) Guidelines, 2015. The Guidelines will come into effect on 1 January 2016.

The attached article intends to provide a brief overview of the Guidelines, as proposed by the CCI.

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Technology Law Advisory

On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of India struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“Act”) as being unconstitutional. It also struck down a similar provision of the Kerala Police Act and read down the meaning of section 79 of the Act and its rules.

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Why is CCI muddying the waters?


Article prepared by Piyush Gupta from Multilaw member firm in India, Kochhar & Co.

Piyush has more than a decade of trans-national experience in the competition law regimes across India and Singapore. Piyush is well-versed with the complexities of this relatively new entrant in the Indian legal arena and has drafted the competition law compliance manuals and guidelines for companies across various industries.

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Revision of the Merger Control Regulations under the Indian Competition Act

The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has revised the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (Combination Regulations), making them more forward looking, in keeping with some of the best practices in other jurisdictions. The instant revision is the fourth instance in the four years since the introduction of the merger control regime in India.

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India Employment Law Update - July 2015

The newsletter provides an overview of the latest notifications and proposed legislation as highlighted below:

Notifications

Shops in Maharashtra can now stay open 7 (seven)  days a week

Maharashtra government permits maintenance of records/registers in electronic format

Short code SMS service for employees provident fund members

Proposed Legislation

Labour Code on Industrial Relations

Unified Wage Code

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