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Digital Competition Law: Earlier this month in April, the government had extended till May 15 the timeline for the submission of stakeholder comments on the draft of the Digital Competition Bill. The original deadline for submission of comments was April 15.

To go or not go ex-ante way as proposed in the new Digital Competition bill ( DCB ) or to wait and watch the outcome of Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforced by EU, is the debate in India during this open consultation process that ends on 15th May, 2024

An urgency has been created in India to regulate Big Tech or digital giant platforms of a prescribed size on an ex-ante basis, following a global trend.

The draft Digital Competition Bill, which was released for public consultation on March 12, proposes further compliance obligations on large technology corporations

Indian digital companies urge Ministry of Corporate Affairs to implement ex-ante regulations to prevent Big Tech anti-competitive practices.

By Joe Barrett Portlaoise College celebrated College Awareness Week with a busy schedule of events before the Christmas break. It showcased the school’s…

Earlier this month, CCI released draft regulations on combination for public consultations, seeking comments till September 25. This is the first such upgradation in combination regulations since 2011. As per these regulations, approval of CCI would be mandatory for all transactions beyond the ‘deal value threshold of Rs 2,000 crore.

An official committee under corporate affairs secretary Manoj Govil - set up to examine the need for any ex-ante regulatory mechanism for digital markets through a separate law and to study international best practices, among others - is set to complete the initial drafting of its report this month.

Happy Thursday! The government is planning a separate digital competition law instead of tweaking the existing Competition Act to regulate Big Tech companies. This exclusive story and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Panel on digital competition law to submit report by next month; demarcation of MeitY and MCA’s roles will help in regulation