News & Media 27th Jan 2025

NCLAT grants partial relief to Meta; Experts discuss implications on competition and data privacy

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Ravisekhar NairPartner | Bengaluru

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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) partially upheld Meta’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s penalty for abusing its dominant position. While the NCLAT stayed the cease-and-desist directions, it endorsed the need for behavioral remedies. This ruling establishes a precedent for balancing personal data-sharing arrangements with fair competition, emphasizing the importance of transparency and fairness from dominant tech platforms.

Against this backdrop, our Partner Ravisekhar Nair has been quoted in an article, “NCLAT grants partial relief to Meta; Experts discuss implications on competition and data privacy” written by Kumar Aditya from ETLegalWorld.

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