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Competition Law and the Not-so-Free Market in India: The Realities of our Second Best Universe
Dr. Rishad Ahmed Chowdhury, Advocate-On-Record, Supreme Court of India
While Coal India Ltd v. CCI confirms that competition law applies equally to public and private enterprises, formal equality masks deeper distortions. State dominance, implicit public sector advantages, opaque governance, and private manipulation limit what competition law can achieve. Sustainable competition ultimately depends on transparent, rule-based governance beyond antitrust enforcement.