Start Ups like OLA engage the top law firms and also have in house legal teams – so they are not living in the world of the ‘uninformed’ but its more like living in the world of ‘mis-informed’ ( usually attributed to consumers of media ) And you certainly don’t want the kart to be […]
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As our economy evolves, so must our application of the competition laws to be able to ‘catch up’ with the market. A highly competitive environment would thrive on inclusive growth, is key for innovation and technological change, and this environment is what pushes companies to constantly innovate. It is true that Competition laws were always
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The new Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, Devender Kumar Sikri, inaugurated an International Conference on Competition Regulation and Competitiveness on February 5, 2016, at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. The event was organized by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur, India, alongwith AZB Partners, a leading law firm; Shaping Tomorrow, futuristic think-cum-action tank
The growing e-commerce platform have impacted the way competition works and the type of competition concerns that may arise. Most brands are making their presence online. Thus, today’s trading platforms and market place involves 3 important situations: 1) products that are available only on the Internet -e.g. some software, games or magazines can be bought
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A world without internet is the worst nightmare ever. In the past few decades, the mankind has placed so much reliance upon internet that it is almost on the verge of replacing oxygen as the most important necessity for human race. From buying goods to communicating people, making new friends or reaching out to our
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi literary sum up the Indian thrive for information technology and growing e-commerce sector in his words by saying ‘IT+IT=IT; Indian talent + Information technology = India Tomorrow’. The Digital India campaign has given a push to the budding e-commerce sector of India. However, the e-commerce sector doesn’t have a garden path
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In May 2015, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Snapdeal Chief Executive Kunal Bahl and the company’s directors, in connection with the sale of prescription drugs online. That’s when the concept of online pharmacy came into light. With more customers willing to shop online for just about anything,
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India’s 2014 2G auctions ended yesterday after just 11 days and 68 rounds of bidding. Through these auctions, the Indian government was able to raise Rs 61,162.22 crores from the sale of 353.2 MHz of spectrum, with the two circles of Delhi and Mumbai accounting for 57% of the total money raised. You can read
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The smartphone market is no stranger to legal struggles – Apple and Samsung have had legendary battles over patent disputes but this has largely been the case in US & Europe. However, the ripple effect is beginning to show in the Indian and also around Asian market with growing competition between brands. In the last
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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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