[By Arjun Kapur & Akash Hogade] The authors are students of National Law University, Mumbai.   Introduction As airlines look to streamline operations and cut costs, mergers between airlines are becoming more frequent. However, as fewer competitors mean higher prices and poorer customer service for consumers, airline mergers can also raise concerns about the state of the market. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) enforces India’s competition law.…

[By Vrinda Gaur] The author is a student of Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow.   INTRODUCTION The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently issued a warning to those using the Green Channel Route (GCR) for mergers and acquisitions. The Green Channel Route was created to make the merger process more efficient and faster and facilitate ease of doing business after Regulation 5A was added…

[By Siddharth Chaturvedi] The author is a student of National Law University, Jabalpur.   Introduction Many airlines in India are increasingly relying on Code Sharing Agreements in order to run their businesses. Code Sharing Agreements refer to a unique understanding between airlines where one airline places its code on another airline ( the airline that operates) and then markets and sells tickets for that flight. Such an agreement…

[By Shubhankar Sharan & Soumyabrata Chakraborty] The authors are students of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.   Introduction Over the latter half of the previous decade, reasonable disputes have arisen concerning the jurisdictional overlap between the Patents Act 1970 (Patents Act) and the Competition Act 2002 (Competition Act). The instant ambiguity centers around the recent judgement of a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in Tekefonaktiebolaget LM…