1. Nitya Nanda CUTS Centre for Competition Investment & Economic Regulation Jaipur, India Making of a competition law Role of a civil society organisation

2. Lobbying for a new law Highlighting the anti-competitive practices Pointing out the irrelevance Identifying the parliamentarians Framing questions for them Answers too

3. High Level Committee Detailed submission Report highly influenced

4. Comments on the Report Critique of the report Widely circulated among the stakeholders Improvements and clarifications incorporated in the concept bill

5. Comments on the Bill Exchange of viewpoints Participated actively in the public debate in media Engaging international experts in the debate Briefing paper on the Bill as a ready reference for the parliamentarians First time such an attempt by an NGO

6. Parliamentary Standing Committee Standing Committee invited representations CUTS nominated by the Consumer Coordination Council. Standing Committee recognises CUTS Also contacted the parliamentarians Involved them for further improvement Could counter business opposition

7. The Competition Act, 2002 The new Act incorporated most of the recommendations Yet to take off Turf war between judiciary and bureaucracy Supreme Court case CUTS making intervention: window of opportunity?