https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774155 The TRAI Act and the Competition Act were treated as distinct but overlapping special statutes: TRAI governs telecom and broadcasting regulation, while the Competition Act applies to anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and combinations, so neither completely excludes the other. Allegations of discriminatory pricing, unfair advantage, and denial of market access were held to fall within the Competition Commission's jurisdiction under competition law, even if the same conduct may also engage sectoral regulation. TRAI was not required to decide the regulatory issues first, and the Commission could proceed in the first instance, with the petitioners left free to raise jurisdictional objections before it. en-us Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:09:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774155 The TRAI Act and the Competition Act were treated as distinct but overlapping special statutes: TRAI governs telecom and broadcasting regulation, while the Competition Act applies to anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and combinations, so neither completely excludes the other. Allegations of discriminatory pricing, unfair advantage, and denial of market access were held to fall within the Competition Commission's jurisdiction under competition law, even if the same conduct may also engage sectoral regulation. TRAI was not required to decide the regulatory issues first, and the Commission could proceed in the first instance, with the petitioners left free to raise jurisdictional objections before it. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774155