The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on January 12, 2024, issued the Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024 to further amend the Competition Commission of India (General)Regulations, 2009.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Regulation 2 which states “Definitions” the following has been inserted namely: -
“(fa) Interlocutory Application" means an application filed before the Commission in a case instituted undersection 19 of the Act, except those filed in compliance of any order or direction of the Commission”
• Regulation 15 which states “Procedure for scrutiny of information or reference” the following sub-regulation has been inserted namely: -
“(6) Every Interlocutory Application filed in a case shall be registered and numbered. All such applications shall be scrutinized within 7 days and defects, if any, shall be communicated to the party. The party making application shall remove the defects and submit the same within 5 days from the receipt of communication failing which the application shall be treated as invalid”
• Regulation 49 which states “Fee under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act” the following has been inserted namely: -
“(1A) Each Interlocutory Application received under sub-regulation (6) of regulation 15 shall be accompanied by proof of having paid the fee as under, -
(a) Rupees 500 (five hundred) in case of individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or
(b) Rupees 1000 (one thousand) in case of Non-Government Organisation (NGO), or Consumer Association, or Co-operative Society, or Trust or
(c) Rupees 1000 (one thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year up to rupees two crore, or
(d) Rupees 5000 (five thousand) in all other cases.”
[Notification No. L-3(2)/Regl. -Gen. (Amdt.)/2024/ CCI]
