Appointment of Tribunal Member: Government appoints Rajeev Kher to the Competition Appellate Tribunal, tenure and service rules apply.
The Central Government, under section 53C read with section 53F of the Competition Act, appointed Shri Rajeev Kher as Member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal effective 28th September, 2015, for a tenure of five years or until he attains age sixty five or until further orders, whichever is earlier. His terms and conditions of service are governed by the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2009.

Appointment to Competition Commission membership confirms statutory term limits and age based cessation conditions.
The Central Government appoints Shri Justice G. P. Mittal (Retired) as Member of the Competition Commission of India under the Competition Act, 2002, commencing on assumption of charge and subject to a five year term and an age based cessation at sixty five years, or earlier orders.

Merger filing procedure updated-new Form I, mandatory non-confidential summary and tightened confidentiality affidavit requirements for notifications.
Amendments require parties to notify combinations using Form I or Form II as per Commission notes, replace and expand Form I with detailed information requirements, mandate a non-confidential summary (up to 500 words) for publication, reduce physical copy requirements to one, broaden authorized signatories, tighten confidentiality by requiring an affidavit under the General Regulations, permit the Commission to invalidate invalid notices with a seven-day communication obligation, and convert key timelines to working days while adding a schedule category for purchaser acquisitions under Commission orders.

Remuneration adjustment for experts clarified; incumbents receive equivalent increases and annual increments apply under revised schedule
Amendment adds a proviso to Regulation 6 requiring that when the Commission increases remuneration for categories of experts and professionals by amending Schedule III, the identical amount of increase shall also be applied to existing experts and professionals, including research associates; 'existing remuneration' means the lump sum monthly remuneration received by such incumbents, including increment(s) upon renewal of contract(s), if any, and substitutes Schedule III with a five level remuneration structure providing lump sum monthly pay and annual percentage increases.

Service rules amendment updates deputation and promotion criteria for IT and corporate posts at the Commission.
Amendment revises deputation qualifications for Joint Director (IT), Deputy Director (Information Technology) and Assistant Director (Information Technology), requiring Bachelor's or Master's degrees in Computer Science or Computer Applications and specified years of experience in designated grade pays, and removes Information Technology and Finance and Accounts from promotion eligibility for Deputy Director (Corporate Services); changes take effect on publication in the Official Gazette under clause (g) of sub section (2) of Section 63 of the Competition Act, 2002.

Vessel sharing agreement exemption allows temporary non-application of competition prohibition, subject to monitoring and filing requirements.
Exempts Vessels Sharing Agreements in the liner shipping industry from the Competition Act's prohibition on anti-competitive agreements for one year, provided they do not include price fixing, capacity or sales limitations, or market/customer allocation; requires monitoring by the Director General, Shipping and filing of existing or new agreements and related documents within thirty days of publication or ten days of signing, whichever is later.

New Pension Scheme governs Commission members' pension; bars entitlement to additional pension and gratuity, based on Secretary pay.
Rule 4 is substituted to provide that the Chairperson and other Members shall be governed by the New Pension Scheme, which shall be based on pay prescribed for the Secretary to the Government of India, and that the Chairperson and other Members shall not be entitled to additional pension or gratuity for services rendered in the Commission.