Tag: Regulation
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No Remedy, No Inquiry? Analysing the CCI’s Reasoning in Winzo v. Google
[Vivek Kumar is a Research Fellow in the Corporate Law and Financial Regulation Vertical at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy] In September, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) closed its investigation into the allegations of abuse of dominance by Google concerning alleged discriminatory treatment of real-money gaming applications on Google Play and Google Ads. The…
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Settling Regulatory Settlements: A Taxing Tale
[Bhaskar Vishwajeet is a lawyer at a law firm in New Delhi] On April 23, 2025, the Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a Notification that any expenditure incurred in settlement proceedings concerning contraventions under certain laws will not be deemed deductible from the taxable income of a settlement-seeking entity. The Notification exclusively covers only the following legislations:…