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An Update On India’s Proposed Digital Competition Law
India’s proposed Digital Competition Law has evolved through several stages, from the 2022 Parliamentary Committee report and the 2024 Committee on Digital Competition Law’s draft Bill, through a 2025 government reconsideration, to renewed Parliamentary backing for an ex-ante framework in August 2026. Drawing on comparative experience from the EU, UK, and Japan, this article argues that legislative reform must be matched by a strengthened Competition Commission of India if ex-ante regulation is to work in practice.
India Anti-trust
CP
Corporate Professionals
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In A Significant First, CCI Denies Full Immunity To First-in Leniency Applicant
India's Competition Commission imposed penalties totaling approximately INR 138.98 crore on HP India Sales Private Limited for bid-rigging in Government e-Marketplace tenders. The landmark rulings clarify when original equipment manufacturers and their resellers become horizontal competitors, and establish that first-in leniency applications do not automatically guarantee full immunity from penalties.
India Anti-trust
I
CMS INDUSLAW
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The Omnichannel Reality: Why Competition Law Must Look Beyond E-Commerce
As India's retail landscape evolves into an integrated omnichannel ecosystem, competition law frameworks continue to treat online and offline retail as separate markets. With e-commerce representing just 6-7% of consumer spending while consumers seamlessly move between digital and physical channels, the question emerges: are regulators defining markets based on outdated channel distinctions rather than actual competitive dynamics?
Worldwide Anti-trust
AP
AZB & Partners
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Strategic Legal Risk Mapping For India’s Quick Commerce Industry: Antitrust, Zoning, And ESG Imperatives
India's quick commerce (“Q-commerce”) sector has surged with unprecedented speed, transforming the way consumers access goods and redefining the expectations of last-mile delivery. Platforms such as Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto now promise delivery in a matter of minutes, turning instant gratification from a convenience into a near-necessity. Yet, behind this whirlwind of rapid growth lies a labyrinth of regulatory and legal challenges that can threaten even the most successful players.
India Commercial
ML
MZM Legal
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An Update On India’s Proposed Digital Competition Law
India’s proposed Digital Competition Law has evolved through several stages, from the 2022 Parliamentary Committee report and the 2024 Committee on Digital Competition Law’s draft Bill, through a 2025 government reconsideration, to renewed Parliamentary backing for an ex-ante framework in August 2026. Drawing on comparative experience from the EU, UK, and Japan, this article argues that legislative reform must be matched by a strengthened Competition Commission of India if ex-ante regulation is to work in practice.
India Anti-trust
CP
Corporate Professionals
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In A Significant First, CCI Denies Full Immunity To First-in Leniency Applicant
India's Competition Commission imposed penalties totaling approximately INR 138.98 crore on HP India Sales Private Limited for bid-rigging in Government e-Marketplace tenders. The landmark rulings clarify when original equipment manufacturers and their resellers become horizontal competitors, and establish that first-in leniency applications do not automatically guarantee full immunity from penalties.
India Anti-trust
I
CMS INDUSLAW
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In A Significant First, CCI Denies Full Immunity To First-in Leniency Applicant
India's Competition Commission imposed penalties totaling approximately INR 138.98 crore on HP India Sales Private Limited for bid-rigging in Government e-Marketplace tenders. The landmark rulings clarify when original equipment manufacturers and their resellers become horizontal competitors, and establish that first-in leniency applications do not automatically guarantee full immunity from penalties.
India Anti-trust
I
CMS INDUSLAW
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Trade Regulation & Practices

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EU’s 2026 Steel TRQ Regulation: From Temporary Safeguards To Permanent Industrial Policy?
The European Union's 2026 Steel import Regulation marks a fundamental shift from temporary trade safeguards to permanent industrial policy, dramatically reducing tariff-free quotas by 47%, doubling out-of-quota duties to 50%, and introducing stringent 'melt and pour' traceability requirements. This transformation raises critical questions about whether traditional distinctions between trade remedies and industrial policy are disappearing, with significant implications for major steel exporters like India.
Worldwide International
LS
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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Glucometers Are Classifiable Heading 9027 And Not Under Heading 9018 Of Customs Tariff – Use In Field Of Medicine Is Not Material
The CESTAT Mumbai has clarified the customs classification dispute surrounding glucometers, determining whether these portable blood glucose measurement devices belong under medical instruments or chemical analysis apparatus in the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The Tribunal's decision hinges on the fundamental operational principle of glucometers and establishes important precedent for classifying devices that serve both analytical and medical purposes.
India International
LS
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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