The Indian Competition Authority scuffles with the Controller of Patents due to an overlap in the scope and functioning of both authorities (Monsanto)

In its brief 11-year existence, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has investigated anti-competitive conduct across several diverse sectors of the Indian economy. The CCI is the sole quasi-judicial and regulatory body established under the Competition Act, 2002 (as amended) (“Competition Act”). While the Competition Act is sector agnostic and CCI enforces the provisions of the Competition Act across all sectors of industries, several sectors are in fact, also regulated by specific statutory bodies. For instance, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC”), which was established under the Electricity Act, 2002 (“Electricity Act”) regulates the ‘electric power industry’; the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”), which was established under the Telecom Regulatory