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The regulator observed that the market place based e-commerce model is still a relatively nascent and evolving model of retail distribution in India.

Flipkart, Amazon not violating competition norms, says CCI

CCI said that the Flipkart marketplace is required to comply with conditions applicable to entities involved in the business of e-commerce.

08 Nov 2018 12:38 PM

For a cartel to operate as a hub and spoke, the CCI said there needs to be a conspiracy to fix prices, which requires existence of collusion in the first place.

CCI rejects price fixing claims against Ola, Uber

For the model followed by cab aggregators, estimation of fares are done by algorithms on the basis of large data sets.

07 Nov 2018 12:40 AM

Currently, the fair trade regulator is investigating allegations of similar pricing as well as simultaneous increase in ticket prices by the airlines.

CCI probing alleged fixing of airfares, looking at algorithms used by airlines

The cases pertain to steep fluctuations in airfares during the Jat agitation in Haryana and floods in Chennai.

01 Nov 2018 6:08 PM

IDBI Bank had said that LIC's open offer to purchase shares from the minority shareholders of the state-owned bank will kick-start from December 3.

LIC seeks CCI nod for IDBI Bank deal

LIC has offered to acquire 2,04,15,12,929 equity shares, representing 26 per cent of the fully paid-up equity capital of IDBI Bank.

31 Oct 2018 5:25 PM

Earlier this month, ArcelorMittal had offered Rs 42,000 crore to acquire Essar Steel.

CCI approves ArcelorMittal's acquisition of Essar Steel

The acquisition of Essar Steel is proposed to be undertaken through multiple steps.

20 Sep 2018 6:47 PM

In its appeal, CAIT has maintained that it had filed a detailed objection against this proposed combination before the CCI on several grounds.

Traders file plea against Walmart

CCI on August 8 appr-oved the proposed acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart.

29 Aug 2018 1:33 AM

Walmart announced in May it was acquiring about 77 per cent of Flipkart for roughly $16 billion in the biggest deal for India’s e-commerce sector.

CCI clears Walmart's USD 16 billion acquisition of Flipkart

Walmart-Flipkart combination would create unfair competition and drive local convenience stores out of business.

09 Aug 2018 8:30 AM

Competition Appellate Tribunal, which had on November 22 stayed CCI's direction to pay 10 per cent of the penalty within a month of the order.

NCLAT dismisses cement-makers' plea against Rs 6,700 cr CCI penalty

CCI had imposed the highest penalty of Rs 1,175.49 crore on Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech.

25 Jul 2018 12:50 PM

Fair trade regulator CCI has disposed of allegations of unfair business practices against seven producers of Hindi films 'Padmaavat' and 'Padman' with regard to release date of the two movies.

CCI dismisses case against producers of 'Padmaavat' and 'Padman'

The fair trade regulator disposed of the case.

06 Jun 2018 6:23 PM

The CCI in February fined Google $20 million for abusing its position in online web search and also slammed the company for preventing its partners from using competing search services.

Google says India anti-trust ruling could cause 'irreparable' harm: Report

A new report has suggested that Google has found this type of ruling could cause a reputational loss to the company.

18 May 2018 8:22 AM

JSW Steel Limited and AION Investments Private II Limited had submitted a bid for MIEL under the corporate insolvency resolution process of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

CCI approves JSW-led consortium bid to acquire Monnet Ispat

JSW Steel is a part of the diversified USD 12 billion JSW Group, which has presence in steel, energy, infrastructure, cement.

12 May 2018 1:14 PM

Penalty amount of Rs 135.86 crore translates to 5 per cent of the company's average total revenue generated from India operations.

NCLAT stays CCI penalty of Rs 136 cr on Google in search bias case

Competition Commission imposed a penalty on Google for unfair business practices in online search market.

27 Apr 2018 11:45 AM

CCI had passed an order in January 2015 directing its investigation arm, the director general (DG), to probe the matter and submit its report.

Savings rates market-governed: CCI

Fair trade watchdog rules out any cartelisation among lenders in fixing savings bank interest rates.

25 Apr 2018 9:36 AM

Company's average total revenue generated from India operations from its different business segments for the financial years 2013, 2014 and 2015.

NCLAT reserves order on Google's plea to stay Rs 136 cr penalty by CCI

CCI had slapped a fine on Google for unfair business practices in the Indian market for online search.

23 Apr 2018 1:00 PM

The fair trade watchdog's majority order came after a detailed probe into the complaints filed against the Internet major in 2012.

Google appeals against CCI ruling

In February, Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalised Google for ‘infringing anti-trust conduct’.

11 Apr 2018 12:42 PM

The company's board agreed to issue comfort letter to provide Rs 7,266 crore in return for 98.43 per cent stake in BCL.

CCI clears UltraTech's acquisition of Binani Cement

UltraTech Cement will buy loan defaulter Binani Cement's stressed assets by providing Rs 7,266 crore.

28 Mar 2018 5:24 PM

Company said it has been declared as the successful resolution applicant by the committee of creditors of Bhushan Steel Limited on March 22, 2018.

Tata Steel wins bid for Bhushan Steel

Tata Steel has accepted the letter of intent for BSL under corporate insolvency resolution process of the IBC.

23 Mar 2018 11:23 AM

The two companies in separate regulatory filings to stock exchange BSE said that the CCI in its meeting on March considered and approved the proposed combination.

IDFC, Capital First merger deal gets CCI nod

Capital First will bring along with large retail network into infrastructure lender IDFC Bank.

10 Mar 2018 4:58 PM

Companies had also said that the transaction is likely to be completed in a phased manner by March 2018. (Photo: File/PTI)

CCI clears RCom's plans to sell infra assets to Jio

Jio nor RCom had divulged the size of the deal, sources have pegged the transaction value at Rs 18,000 crore.

09 Mar 2018 5:14 PM

Penalties of Rs. 39.81 crore, Rs. 9.45 crore and Rs. 5.10 crore were imposed upon Jet Airways (India) Ltd, InterGlobe Aviation Limited and Spice Jet Limited respectively.

CCI penalises airlines for fixing, revising cargo fuel surcharge

CCI also deprecated airlines for using FSC as a pricing tool which was essentially introduced to mitigate fuel price volatility.

08 Mar 2018 10:08 AM

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