EUROPE’S UNIVERSAL USB MANDATE: ANTI OR PRO COMPETITIVE

Aditya Trivedi and Mrigank Patel BACKGROUND: In the contemporary time where science & technology, simultaneously, are moving at a rapid pace with each passing year, the advancement in technology surpasses years’ worth of previous innovation and development, making even the latest gadgets obsolete in such a short span of time. Consequently, electronic waste [“E-waste”] is emerging to be a significant threat to the economy […]

CCI’s FLEXIBLE APPROACH IN HOLDING MSMEs BID RIGGING – ANTI-COMPETITIVE

Akshat Dahate INTRODUCTION: Recently, the Competition Commission of India [“CCI”] in In Re: Eastern Railway, Kolkata and M/s Chandra Brothers has issued cease and desist order against eight firms pronounced guilty of bid-rigging and cartelization in a tender floated by Eastern Railway, Kolkata in the supply of Axle Bearings by means of directly or indirectly determining prices, allocating tenders, coordinating bid prices […]

REMEDIES TO THE PLIGHT OF PRIVACY AND EXCESSIVE DATA COLLECTION IN DIGITAL MARKETS

Akshat Kothari and Samridhi Shrimali INTRODUCTION Data is critical not only for gaining competitive advantage but also for surviving in the modern environment and gaining geopolitical influence.  A market player can achieve near-monopoly status as a result of excessive data on their users and create a “winner-takes-almost-all effect.” In digital markets where data is collected through direct and indirect ways,  users are often […]