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CCI’s Expedited Approach to tackle violations in the E-Commerce Industry: In the light of the Investigation against Amazon & Flipkart

August 27, 2021

[By Devashish Srivastava]  The author is a student at the National Law University, Odisha. Introduction The E-commerce industry has been on a drastic rise over the last decade, generating revenue of billions of dollars in India every year. Similar to the revenue, the e-commerce industry brings in a plethora of regulatory and compliance complexities. Owing to the business model of the e-commerce industry, multiple sector-specific laws and regulations…

The Oppression & Mismanagement Clause: Exploring The Need For Revision Under The Indian Law

August 24, 2021

[By Rishi Raj & Mehek Wadhwani]  The authors are students at MNLU, Aurangabad.  Introduction The ideal of corporate democracy envisages that a company governs its affairs based on majority voting, with the shareholders voting to decide on the course of action. Under these circumstances, the intervention of law may be required to address the possibility of the majority decision departing from the standards of fair dealing or conducting…

Surfing The Waves Of Change: Has The Concept Of Promotors Come Of Age In India?

August 24, 2021

 [By Aashirwa Baburaj]  The author is a student at NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai.  With the rise of unicorns, such as PayTM, in the fintech industry and the emergence of a new shareholding pattern comprising of private equity (“PE”) and institutional investors; the controlling powers that were long vested in the hands of promoters in India, have begun to steadily slip through the fading Indian concentrated ownership structure. In…

Innovation and Data Privacy: Merger Review in Digital Markets: Part II

August 22, 2021

[By Tawishi Beria]  The author is a student at the Jindal Global Law School.  With the rise in digital activity across the globe, there has been a growth in the might of a select few companies in such digital markets. This has raised several concerns, including antitrust and privacy-related issues. Consequently, there has been increased discussion and debate on the need to alter how competition authorities conduct merger…

Innovation and Data Privacy: Merger Review in Digital Markets: Part I

August 22, 2021

[By Tawishi Beria]  The author is a student at the Jindal Global Law School.  Part I Introduction The rapid rise of digital activity across the globe, bringing with it a growth in the might of a select few companies in such digital markets, has raised several concerns, including antitrust and privacy-related issues. In light of the nature of digital markets, characterised by very strong network effects, use of…

RBI Consultative Document on Microfinance: Transforming the Landscape

August 18, 2021

[By Tushar Chitlangia & Vipasha Verma]  The authors are students at the National Law University Odisha.  Introduction The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance on June 14, 2021 (Document). Microfinance is a type of banking service which provides loan to small borrowers at favourable terms. Prima facie, the major policy changes the Document aims is abolishing the inconsistency of a regulatory…

Amazon & Flipkart v. CCI: Validity of CCI’s order under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002

August 17, 2021

[By Ishu Gupta]  The author is a student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida.  Recently, the Karnataka High Court (‘HC’) pronounced its judgement in Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. CCI and Ors. (‘Amazon/Flipkart v. CCI’), a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking to set aside an order of the CCI under Section 26(1), Competition Act, 2002 (‘CA’02’)…

Facebook’s Antitrust Misadventures: Finale In Sight?

August 17, 2021

[By Pragya Jain & Akshita Singh]  Pragya is a student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and Akshita is a student at National Law University Odisha, Cuttack General Overview Facebook’s iconic Senate hearing in 2018, while the punchline of many jokes for years to come, brought a fact into vivid perspective. The CEO, Mr. Zuckerberg, when prompted to provide the most accurate description of Facebook’s business, quipped simply…

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