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CCI Finds 17 Assam Contractors Guilty Of Bid-Rigging But Does Not Impose Penalties
The Competition Commission of India has found 17 electrical contractors guilty of bid rigging in 73 tenders floated by the Assam Police Housing Corporation Limited, establishing collusion through cover bidding and bid rotation arrangements. Despite conclusive evidence of cartelization including identical bid prices, replicated errors, and coordinated communications, the CCI opted against imposing financial penalties due to the small scale of the businesses involved, though it issued a stern warning against
India Anti-trust
AP
AZB & Partners
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CCI Dismisses Abuse Of Dominance Claims Against Adani Group
India's Competition Commission recently examined allegations of abuse of dominance against Adani Group entities and government bodies in the solar power sector, raising questions about the boundaries between competition law and regulatory compliance. The case centered on whether tender design decisions and alleged bribery constitute anti-competitive conduct under the Competition Act. The CCI's threshold dismissal provides clarity on what types of grievances fall outside the scope of competition law enforcem
India Anti-trust
AP
AZB & Partners
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Policy Newsletter | June 2026
The Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Competition Commission of India, and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announced a series of targeted regulatory interventions aimed at improving market efficiency and reducing regulatory friction. These measures are designed to deepen India's financial and commercial ecosystem while the country continues its economic diplomacy efforts abroad.
India Government
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Dentons Link Legal
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Key Amendments Proposed To The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 introduces sweeping changes to India's foreign funding regime, including the creation of a Designated Authority with powers to seize and permanently vest foreign contributions and assets. How will these amendments reshape compliance obligations for NGOs, trusts, and other organizations receiving foreign funds, and what risks do key functionaries now face under the expanded liability framework?
India Government
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Acuity Law
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Supreme Court Holds That The Indian Railways Is Not A Deemed Distribution Licensee And Is Liable To Pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge And Additional Surcharge For Procurement Of Electricity.
Supreme Court through its judgement dated 08.05.2026 in the matter of Indian Railways v West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited & Others held that Indian Railways (“IR”) is not a Deemed Distribution Licensee (“DDL”) under Section 14 of the EA Act and is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge (“CSS”) and Additional Surcharge (“AS”) as stipulated in Section 42 of the EA Act.
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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Defence Dispatch - April 2026
This edition of Defence Dispatch examines three pivotal developments from April 2026: India and Germany's ten-year defence industrial cooperation roadmap that advances the P-75I submarine deal, the newly published India-Russia RELOS agreement allowing unprecedented foreign military presence on Indian soil, and South Korea's state visit outcomes that shift the K9 Vajra partnership toward co-development and joint design of advanced military systems.
India Government
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Ikigai Law
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From Permission To Approval: Decoding The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code Amendment 2026
The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2026 (L. A. BILL No. XXVIII OF 2026) represents a significant reform in the regulation of government land transactions in Maharashtra. Introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 24th March 2026, it focuses primarily on amending Section 37A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, a provision that governs the sale, transfer, redevelopment, use of additional Floor Space Index (“FSI”), transfer of Transferable Development Rights (“TDR”), and change in use of government land.
India Government
HA
HSA Advocates
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Major Reform In Maharashtra: Sanad Requirement Removed For Land Conversion
The Government of Maharashtra has taken a significant step towards enhancing ease of doing business by rationalising the framework governing agricultural land conversion. As per the recent amendment to the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (MLRC), notified on 31 December 2025, and the Government Resolution dated 10 February 2026, the requirement of obtaining a separate sanad or non-agricultural permission from the Collector has been abolished for permissible non-agricultural uses under the Development Plan or Regional Plan under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP).
India Real Estate
HA
HSA Advocates
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Crossing Borders, Splitting Atoms: Exchange Control Issues In India’s Nuclear Energy Sector
India stands at a pivotal juncture in its nuclear energy journey. With an ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, the country is actively courting foreign participation across the nuclear value chain from uranium supply and reactor construction to technology licensing and waste management. Yet, beneath this energy ambition lies a formidable thicket of exchange control regulations that govern every cross-border financial transaction in this sector.
India Commercial
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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