Competition Commission recruitment rules amended to centralize appointments, set post-specific qualifications, pay scales, and selection committees.
Central Government substitutes Rule 7 to require that recruitment of Additional, Joint, Deputy and Assistant Director-General and other officers in the Director-General's office be made by the Central Government in the manner specified in Schedule-III, which sets post-specific methods of recruitment (primarily deputation or short-term contract), essential and desirable qualifications and experience, pay bands and grade pay, and Selection Committee compositions chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Service parity for appellate tribunal members extends judge-equivalent benefits including leave travel concession, accommodation and conveyance.
Amendments expand references to include serving or retired Judges of the Supreme Court and serving or retired Chief Justices of High Courts, replace language across several rules accordingly, remove a proviso, and align entitlements: Chairperson gets Leave Travel Concession as admissible to comparable judges; Members receive conveyance facilities equivalent to Group 'A' officers; accommodation is General Pool Residential Accommodation or House Rent Allowance if not availed; determinations under rule 19 follow rules applicable to serving Judges or Central Government officers of equivalent pay.

Competition law amendment alters transitional timing and removes proviso, making specified provisions effective on commencement by presidential ordinance.
The Ordinance removes the proviso and its Explanation to the transitional subsection of the Competition Act and substitutes references to expiry after two years with references to the Ordinance's commencement, so that the specified transitional timing and related obligations take effect immediately on commencement of the Competition (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009.

Service terms aligned with central government pay and benefits govern Commission staff, deputation options and pension arrangements.
The rules set the salary, allowances, recruitment method and sanctioned strength of the Secretary, officers and employees as per Schedule I, align service conditions (leave, joining time, superannuation, travel allowances) with comparable Central Government rules, specify entitlement to accommodation, HRA and medical facilities (Schedule II), govern provident fund and group insurance treatment for deputationists and non-deputationists, allow deputationists an option on pay or deputation allowance, require prior approval for official visits abroad, and empower referral of unprovided matters and limited relaxation by the Central Government.

Remuneration alignment: Chairperson and Members' pay and service terms tied to Secretary to the Government of India provisions.
The amendment substitutes the earlier numeric pay and grade-pay descriptions in rules 7, 8 and 9 for Chairperson and Members with a provision that their salary, allowances and other terms of service shall be as are prescribed for the Secretary to the Government of India, and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Determination of cost as average variable cost guides competition assessments, with scope to adopt alternative cost concepts in specific cases.
Regulations designate average variable cost as the default proxy for marginal cost but permit the Commission to consider alternative cost concepts such as avoidable cost, long run average incremental cost or market value where reasons are recorded; the Commission/Director General may use experts to arrive at cost figures, and enterprises may request appointment of experts at their own cost subject to Commission discretion; confidentiality requests follow the Commission's general regulations and the Commission may determine procedures to remove difficulties not provided for.

Staffing and pay structure revised for the office of the Director General: amends sanctioned posts, pay bands and grade pay.
The amendment substitutes the Schedule governing sanctioned posts in the office of the Director General, specifying each post's number, pay band and grade pay for senior professionals and support staff, omits a clause in rule 2(1), and includes a flexibility provision allowing the Competent Authority to select between two grade pay levels for the Director General post; the Rules take effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Meeting governance rules for the Competition Commission set agenda, attendance, and procedural controls for transactions of business.
Regulations establish meeting governance for the Competition Commission of India: definitions and roles; ordinary and special meeting categories with Chairperson-set agendas; attendance (including video conferencing as valid for voting); procedures for hearings, minutes, monthly compliance reviews by the Secretary, and circulation of decisions; Chairperson authority to convene urgent special meetings; power to determine procedure in unforeseen circumstances; and that procedural irregularities not affecting merits do not invalidate Commission acts.

Engagement of experts establishes contractual selection, classification, remuneration and performance review framework for professionals assisting the Commission.
Regulations establish a contractual framework for engaging experts to assist the Commission, setting out permissible fields, functions directed by the Chairperson, classification by qualifications and experience into five levels, a scheduled remuneration structure subject to discretionary enhancement, a published selection process managed by the Secretary and selection boards, mandatory contracts with confidentiality clauses, periodic performance review, and Commission powers to relax provisions and resolve implementation difficulties.

Amendment to tribunal service rules removes requirement for hearings before the Minister and the Chairperson.
The amendment deletes the phrase "before the Minister-in-charge of Ministry of Corporate Affairs" from Rule 17(1) and deletes the phrase "before the Chairperson" from Rule 17(2), and provides that the rules commence on publication in the Official Gazette.

Selection committee composition broadened as officer not below Joint Secretary may perform duties previously reserved for Joint Secretary.
The amendment replaces the wording in sub rule 4 of Rule 4 of the principal rules, substituting The Joint Secretary with An officer not below the level of Joint Secretary, thereby allowing an officer at or above that grade to perform the role previously assigned to the Joint Secretary.

Selection committee membership: amendment allows any officer not below Joint Secretary level to act in panel selection.
The Second Amendment Rules, 2009 substitute in sub-rule (4) of rule 4 the phrase "The Joint Secretary" with "An officer not below the level of Joint Secretary", broadening the authorised official who may perform the Selection Committee function relating to preparation of the panel of names; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette under powers conferred by the Competition Act.

Term of Selection Committee extended to one year and six months under Competition Commission selection rules.
The amendment substitutes the words "one year" with "one year and six months" in Rule 3 of the Competition Commission selection rules, thereby extending the term of the Selection Committee; the change is effected under the specified statutory powers and is operative from publication in the Official Gazette.

Remuneration and service conditions for Competition Appellate Tribunal members define pay parity, allowances, leave and pension options.
Prescribes remuneration, allowances and service conditions for the Chairperson and Members of the Competition Appellate Tribunal: Chairperson pay mirrors prior judicial office with deductions for retirement benefits; Members receive fixed salary with analogous deductions. Sets leave regimes and encashment limits, leave sanctioning authorities, pension options including New Pension Scheme or annuitization, travel and accommodation entitlements aligned to prior judicial or Group 'A' officer norms, medical and transport facilities, oaths and financial interest declarations, and provides that unresolved service matters go to the Central Government which may also relax rules.

Pay and Service Terms revised: Chairperson and Members' consolidated salaries and grade equivalence updated and certain allowances omitted.
Amendment revises pay and service conditions for the Commission's Chairperson and Members by prescribing consolidated salaries, removing entitlement to house and car, omitting specified rules, and substituting rule text to align leave, pension and other benefits with Central Government Apex Grade for the Chairperson and Pay Band-4 grade equivalence for Members; the changes take effect on publication in the Official Gazette.