Certain sections of the media have linked these new draft regulations to ‘e-commerce’ or ‘quick-commerce,’ alleging that platforms have engaged in unfair competitive practices by reducing prices, as claimed by some brick-and-mortar traders.
CCI has so far applied the earlier 2009 regulations in limited cases and has rightly refrained from pricing interventions in the market, which should be governed by competition.
In handling cases brought before it, CCI is expected to continue its role as a fair market regulator, while also encouraging investments in the fast-changing techno-economic landscape and meeting the needs of the economy. (Dhanendra Kumar has been the first chairman of CCI and executive director at the World Bank for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.
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