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Delhi HC on certain provisions of the Competition Act
April 30, 2019On 10 April 2019, a Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi pronounced its judgment in Mahindra & Mahindra v. Competition Commission of India, which challenged the constitutional validity of a number of provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act). In addition to holding the provision of a casting vote to the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (Commission) to be unconstitutional, the Division Bench issued directions to the Commission, which could have a significant bearing on previous decisions and the future functioning of the Commission.
