Panel Discussion on the Draft Digital Competition Bill organized by the Law and Technology Society

The Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024 along with the report of the Committee on Digital Competition Law comes against the backdrop of a long debate on the pros and cons of having an ex-ante regulation for big-tech and its effect on competition and innovation. While carrying forward the discussion on Competition in the digital markets, the Law and Technology Society organized a panel discussion to address the recently published report and the Bill’s shortcomings and suggest a way forward. The panel comprised the finest minds in the competition and technology law sector, having the following members:
1. Ms. Deeksha Manchanda, Partner at Chandhiok & Mahajan
2. Dr. Tilottama Raychaudhuri, Associate Professor, NUJS Kolkata
3. Mr. Kashish Makkar (His views at the panel are in his personal capacity and do not reflect the views of the organization(s) he is affiliated with)
Mr. Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director, The Dialogue, moderated the panel and discussed broad themes including the designation of Core Digital Services, obligations of Systemically Significant Digital Enterprises, powers of Central government, and the nature of ex-ante regulation.