Explain the procedure which is being regulated by the Competition Commission of India under Section 36(2) while trying the suit under the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002.

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Explain the procedure which is being regulated by the Competition Commission of India under Section 36(2) while trying the suit under the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002.

Answer & Explanation:

According to Section 36 of the Competition Act, 2002, in the discharge of its functions, the Competition Commission of India shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and, subject to the other provisions of this Act and of any rules made by the Central Government, the Commission shall have the powers to regulate its own procedure. The Commission shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Act, the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely: - summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; requiring the discovery and production of documents; receiving evidence on affidavit; issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents; requisitioning, subject to the provisions of sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, any public record or document or copy of such record or document from any office.

Topics: Competition Act, 2002

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