Events
Roundtable Discussion- Digital Competition Bill
11th May 2024 at the India International Centre.
The BMU Centre on Law, Regulation, and Technology, recently convened a focussed roundtable discussion on the Digital Competition Bill at Indian International Centre (IIC). This closed-door session brought together leading experts like Aditya Bhattacharjea (Ex- Prof DSE), Rohit Prasad (MDI), Mansi Kedia (ICRIER), Uday Bhanu Sinha (DSE), Oindrila De (IEG), Debdatta Saha (SAU), Dinoo Muthappa (Talwar Thakur and Associates), Dr. Abha Yadav (NLU-Delhi), Nomesh Bolia (IIT-Delhi), Tarun Mangla (IIT-Delhi), Abishek Muthian (Independent product developer), and Shilpi Bhattacharya (JGLS) for a comprehensive exploration of the Bill’s implications. The discussion centered on the merits of an ex-ante regulatory framework for digital markets, alongside critical considerations such as the justification for quantitative thresholds, Bill’s substantive provisions, and the potential absence of both a formal regulatory dialogue and an efficiency defense.