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Lip Service and Liability: Effects Analysis in Indian Competition Law
Naval Satarawala Chopra and Natalia Bilimoria
India’s competition law increasingly invokes “effects analysis,” yet rarely applies it rigorously. While the Supreme Court’s Schott Glass judgment mandates an effects-based approach under Section 4, CCI and NCLAT decisions often rely on structural inferences rather than clear counterfactuals or economic evidence, leaving the doctrine rhetorically embraced but analytically underdeveloped in practice.
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DPDP and Digital Market Distortion: A Geoblocking Analysis
Janvi P Antony
Data is the central input of the digital economy, particularly in online display advertising where access to large datasets shapes market power and innovation. This article argues that Section 16 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 gives the executive unchecked authority to restrict cross-border data transfers, potentially creating a geoblocked ecosystem that distorts competition and entrenches incumbent advantages in India’s digital markets.
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