Hemangini Dadwal

This article has been published by the ET LegalWorld at Levelling the Labour Field: Antitrust Scrutiny in Employment Markets, ETLegalWorld Competition law enforcement has traditionally centered around price-fixing and market allocation-related practices involving tangible goods and services. Over the last few years, the focus has shifted towards regulating the digitisation of these markets, driven by the growth of e-commerce.

Our article has been published by the India Business Law Journal here. Commercially sensitive information (CSI) has long been important in antitrust proceedings. Competitors' exchange of or access to CSI, such as pricing strategies, production plans, customer data or future business objectives, increases transparency and reduces competitive uncertainty. This, in turn, enables firms to compete less vigorously and undermines independent decision-making.

Introduction Data-driven markets in India have grown at breakneck speed in the past decade, aided by the Government of India’s (GoI) pro-digital approach. There are at least four factors driving India’s digital growth, the first being government schemes such as the Digital India programme,[2] which helps to bridge the digital divide.