October 2015 – Competition Law Chronicles

Cartels in procurement loot railways of Rs 10,000 crore a year: E. Sreedharan

Bid Rigging and Cartels, Cartels, Storyboard / Bid-Rigging, Cartels, economics of competition law, Railway Sector / October 29, 2015

In the final report, the Metro man says the board was set up originally to “make policies, plans, to lay broader principles of railway management, to frame rules, to inspect and guide the railways”. “And today the board is not performing these roles” he says. On ‘delegating tendering and commercial powers to general managers and […]

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Tech Patents in Smartphones

Storyboard / Abuse of Dominance business models, IPR and Competition Law, Re published articles / October 28, 2015

OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE Joining the smartphones wars ensuing in India, the recent entrant in the ring happens to be M/s Best IT World (India) Private Limited ( iBall ) – who Informed the Competition Commission of India ( CCI ) how Ericsson is abusing its dominant position, contravening Competition law in the Indian

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Learning Humility from J Sagar

News and Events / Anecdotes / October 28, 2015

Yesterday I learned how true greatness is exhibited when I met Mr. Jyoti Sagar (Founder Partner of Jyoti Sagar Associates) for the first time. I was attending a joint co-operation event organized by Lexis Nexis and SILF (Society of Indian Law Firms) to discuss areas of collaborating on sustainable development by upholding the very essential

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Peer-to-Peer Networking

Storyboard / business models, Internet of Things, IT LAWS, Technology / October 27, 2015

Why does everyone love peer-to-peer ( P2P) networking systems these days? As a consumer you feel empowered with choices, get to operate on your own terms and only with those counter-parties you want to. And how is this magic achieved? With the power of all-encompassing algorithms. Naturally, a lot of economic theories and market data

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