Competition Law (Paperback)

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Description
This authoritative and comprehensive new work by the learned author Dr. Avtar Singh analyses The Competition Act, 2002 and its impact on competition, consumer and the society. In the wave towards economic liberalisation, India has opened up its economy by removing controls and bringing about liberalisation, thus focusing on promoting competition both internal and external. The present edition has also been enriched with a study of legal decisions of other countries like Singapore, England, Europe, Canada and the US where also similar statutory framework exists. The topics in this book include replacement of MRTP act, Prohibition of certain agreements, Abuse of dominant position, Regulation of combinations, Competition Commission of India, Duties, Powers and Functions of Commission, Duties of Director General, Penalties, Competition Advocacy, Finance, Accounts and Audit, Competition Appellate Tribunal, Miscellaneous and Subject Index. Moreover the book discusses the issues of competition law in a broader context, such as the influence of competition law in promoting Economic Efficiency using Competition as one of the means of assisting the creation of a market responsive to consumer preferences, on free movement rules, the application of competition law, unfair competition law etc. This magnificent work will be immensely useful for practitioners, academicians and students of law and all those who are interested in this field.
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Contents
Section wise Contents
Table of Cases
Introductions
1.    Preliminary
2.    Prohibition of Certain Agreements, Abuse of Dominant Position, Regulation of Combinations
3.    Competition Commission of India
4.    Duties, Powers and Functions of Commission
5.    Duties of Director General
6.    Penalties
7.    Competition Advocacy
8.    Finance, Accounts and Audit
9.    Comptition Appellate Tribunal
10.  Miscellaneous
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Avtar Singh, Advocate, B.Com, LL.M, LL D, (Luck.), Vidya Bhushan (Hindi Sansthan, U.P., Ex-Visiting Professor of Business Laws, I.I.M., Lucknow, Ex-Reader in Law, Lucknow University
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