The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had constituted Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL) on the recommendations of 53^rd report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the subject titled ‘Anti- Competitive Practices by Big Tech Companies’ under the chairmanship of Secretary, MCA, to examine the need for a separate law on competition in digital markets. The Committee has submitted its report along with the Draft Bill on Digital Competition Law.

The MCA is inviting public comments on the said report and the Draft Bill. The Report is placed under the section ‘Data & Reports [Reports>>>Library(Expert Committee Reports)]’ on the website of MCA and may be accessed at:

 https://www.mca.gov.in/bin/dms/getdocument?mds=gzGtvSkE3zIVhAuBe2pbow%253D%253D&type=open

Copy of the same may also be accessed on the website of MCA under ‘e-Consultation module’ and comments/suggestions, if any, may be submitted on this module upto 15.04.2024.

Digital competition law consultation: public comments invited on draft bill and committee report before the consultation deadline. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs published the Committee on Digital Competition Law's Report and the Draft Bill on Digital Competition Law and has invited public comments via its e consultation module; both documents are available on the Ministry's website and comments must be submitted by the stated deadline.