Competition Act, 2002 (Principles and Practices)

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Description
The first edition of this book was published in 2011 and has commanded overwhelming response from different clientele of readership. In fact, the book has over the years enjoyed the reputation of an authority on the Competition Act, 2002 and filled a void in legal thinking on the subject. There has been a significant growth of Competition Law at the National as well as International levels. The Second Edition maintains focus on all the statutory and other developments that have happened till date. There has been a usual flow of case-law. All the case decided by the Supreme Court, High Courts, Competition Appellate Tribunal and the Competition Commission of India since the last edition have been thoroughly studied and those that are considered helpful in exposition of the principles governing the Competition Law have been embodied at the appropriate places with fair amount of accuracy and precision. The Competition Appellate Tribunal has now been replaced by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 by making necessary amendments in the Competition Act through section 171 of the Finance Act, 2017. On and from May 26, 2017, any appeal, application or proceeding pending before the Competition Appellate Tribunal stands transferred to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.
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Contents
Part I
Introduction
Part II
The Competition Act, 2002
Chapter 1 - Preliminary
Chapter 2 - Prohibition of certain Agreements, Abuse of Dominant Position and Regulation of Combinations
Chapter 3 - Competition Commission of India
Chapter 4 - Duties Powers and Functions of Commission
Chapter 5 - Duties of Director General
Chapter 6 - Penalties
Chapter 7 - Competition Advocacy
Chapter 8 - Finance, Accounts and Audit
Chapter 8A- Appellate Tribunal
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous
Part III
Acts, Rules, Regulations
Part IV
Committee Reports
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. V.K. Agarwal obtained his L.L.B. and L.L.M. from University of Delhi in 1975 and 1977 respectively. A brilliant scholar during his academic pursuits, he was awarded prizes and merit scholarships for securing positions in L.L.B. as wel as LL.M. In 1986, he was awarded Ph.D. in Law by Kurukshetra University. He joined as Lecturer in Faculty of Law at Kurukshetra University in 1978 and was elevated as Reader in 1987 and was elevated as Reader in 1987 and as Professor in 1994. He is a distinguished Law eacher and researcher. He has been Chairman, Department of Law, Director, Institute of Law, Dean, Faculty of Law; Dean Academic Aggairs; and Registrar, Kurukshetra University. He has also worked as Deputy Legal Advisor, Ministry of law & Justice, Government of India, New Delhi. Dr. Agarwal has contributed over 40 research papers and articles to the leading law journals. He is the author of the books.
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