Competition Forun

To build and further strengthen the capacity of the functionaries of the Commission, the Competition Commission of India has since established a Competition Forum whereat eminent personalities in the field of law, economics, finance, public administration, management and such other fields as are deemed appropriate, are invited for presentations on the afternoon of every Friday. The setting up of Competition Forum is in the wake of a concept that interaction on competition issues is the only fast track way of learning the intricacies and complexities of Competition Law and Policy. The details of the faculties, who have so far made presentations on various issues pertaining to Competition Law and Policy, is given hereinbelow:

                             Details of Presentations in Competition Forum

1

7.5.04

Prof. (Dr.)M.L.Upadhyay

  Amity Law School , Yasho Bhavan, (Okhla Centre) Opp.Don Bosco Tech.Institute, Okhla Road Noida, UP

Ph.No.91-11-26326800, 26325903, 26325901 M-32532119,

Email – Upadhyaya@als.amity.edu

Judicial Review of Orders of Commission

2

28.5.04

Prof. Aditya Bhattacharjea,

Delhi School of Economics, University of   Delhi , Delhi

Phone No-27667005

M-9811730160

Email –

Potential problems in the Implementation of the Competition Act, 2002

3.

2.7.04

Mr.Pradeep Mehta,

Secretary General,

CUTS

M-9828013131, 9810206633

Email-cuts@curts.org

“What is needed to make effective Competition Commission of India”

4.

16.7.04

Prof.ManojPant,Chairman,Department of Economics,

Centre for Study in “Diplomacy, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal University ,

 New Delhi110067

P.No.91-11-26704343(o)

91-11-26105982(R)

Email-m_pant@hotmail.com

Fax -91-11-26105982

“Concepts & Issues in Competition Law”

5.

23.7.04

Shri G.R.Bhatia,

Additional Director General, Competition Commission of India

Phone No.24362191

Overview of Competition Law including “Abuse of Dominance in Law & in Economics”

6.

30.7.04

Shri Bibek Debroy,

Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies,

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation,

New Delhi

M-9810115598, 26137658(R)

Email-debroy@rgfindia.com

W.T.O. and Competition Law

7.

5.8.04

Mr.Vijay Raghvan,

Joint Secretary,

 Petroleum, Planning & Analysis Cell, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Presentation on “Pricing Mechanism  of Petrol & Diesel”

8.

6.8.04

Mr.G.R.Bhatia,

Additional Director General, Competition Commission of India

Case Law on  “Abuse of Dominance”

9.

11.8.04

Mr. Amitabh Kumar,

Director General, Competition Commission of India

Phone No.24369239

“Abuse of Dominance & Economic Analysis”

10.

20.8.04

Pro.Biswajit Dhar,

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

P.No.26564409

E.Mail-bisjit@bol.net.in

“Competition and the Patent System: Some connections”.

11.

27.8.04

Shri Amitabh Kumar,

Director General, CCI

          &

Shri V.Sreenivas,

Assistant Director,CCI

“Abuse of Dominance & Creation of Data Bank”

12.

3.9..04

Prof.Suzuki Koji,

College of Asia Pacific Management,

Japan .

“Comparative Analysis of Competition Laws of Asian Countries.

13.

10.9.04

Mr.Sudhir Mulji,

Member

High Powered Committee on Competition Law & Policy (Raghvan Committee)

Phone No.26881713

Do we need to have Competition Law

14.

17.9.04

Prof.Suma Subramanyam Athreye, Economic Department,

Faculty of Social Schiences,

Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes ,

Phone No.(01908)654556

Email-s.s.athreye@open.ac.uk

“Industrial Concentration in a Liberalizing Economy – A study of Indian Manufacturing”

15

23.9.04

Prof.Manubhai Shah,

CERC,

Ahmedabad

“Expectations of consumers from the Competition Act, 2002”.

16.

24.9.04

Shri Gajendra Haldea,

Chief Advisor,

National Institute of Applied Economic Research,

New Delhi .

“Introducing Competition in Generation of Electricity”

17.

1.10.04

Shri Ajay Sahni,

Advocate, High Court of Delhi

Phone No.51032782, 51022982, M-9811118700

Interface between Competition Act and Intellectual Property Rights

18.

15.10..04

Prof.Somnath Ghosh

Indian Institute of Management , Lucknow

Organizational structure of the Competition Commission of India

19

5.11.04

Dr.N.L.Mitra,

Former Direcotor,

National Law School , Bangalore

Structure of Market Regulator

20

19.11.04

Prof. Sandeep Kapur

Birbeck College , University of London .

Competition Issues in Mobile Telephony.

21

19.11.04

Mr.Suneel Keshwani

Trainer, Emotional Intelligence & Motivation

Personality Wellness=Successful Career

22.

3.12.04

Mr. H.S.Chandhoke &

Mr. Sandeep Kapoor

of Luthra & Luthra, a law firm

(ISO 9001)

Regulation of Combinations under the Competition Act, 2002

23.

17.12.04

Mr.D.Ravindran, Director General and Mr.Rajiv Budhraja, Secretary General, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association of India (ATMA), New Delhi

Indian Tyre Industry – an overview – Merger Issues and Recommendations

  24.  07.01.2005 Wg. Cdr. Suresh Khanna,
Secretary General,CETMA    and TV Industry		 
VSM-An overview of Competition 
in Electronics
  25.  14.01.2005 Prof.Partha Mukhopadhyay
Policy Advisory Group, IDFC 		Inter-relation between CompetitionCommission vis-a-vis Sectoral Regulators
  26. 28.01.2005 Gajanan Wakankar, Executive Director, IDMA IPR matters-with special reference to the Patents’ Ordinance and the Rules
  27. 02.02.2005 Dr.Frederic Jenny,Judge Supreme Court France Competition Regime in France
  28. 25.2.2005 Prof.T.C.Anant,Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi “Anti-competitive Practices in Professional Services”
  29. 11.03.05 Miss.Amanda Rowlett, Chief Economist,UK Competition Commission Economics of Competition
  30. 17.3.05 Ms.Cathryn Ross, Economist, U.K. Competition Commission “Remedies and adjudication under the U.K. Competition Act"
  31. 27.5.05 Mr.Nripendra Misra, Former Secretary Competition Issues in Telecom Industry
  32. 7.6.05 Mr.T.N.R.Rao, Former Secretary State of Competition in Petroleum Sector
  33.
19.07.2005		 Shri T. K. Vishwanathan,
Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice
Legislative Department
Competition Law
  34. 22.07.2005 Dr. S. Chakravarthy, Adviser/Consultant Competition Policy and Law COMPETITION POLICY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
35. 30.12.2005 Mr. Ray Steinwall, General Counsel, Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales, Australia. Latest Amendments Contemplated in Australian Competition Law
36. 17.01.2006 Prof. E. Fox, New York University. Competition Law in a Globalized World
37 23.01.06 Dr A.L.Bongirwar,Chairman,Tarrif Authority Competition Issues in deciding Tarrifs
38. 27.02.2006

Mr. Vijay Bhusan, Secretary (Retd.), Department. of Posts.
Issues before Postal Department
39.

18.04.2006
Prof. Allan Fels, Dean, Australian and New Zealand School of Government. Australia’s Competition Policy Reforms
40. 01.12.2006

M R Madhavan
PRS Legislative Research

 Sector Regulators and Competition Commission