Appearance before Commission
Section 35 of the Competition Act, 2002 deals with appearance before Commission. [1] [A party] or the Director General may either appear in person or authorise one or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or legal practitioners or any of his or its officers to present his or its case before the Commission. The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2003.
1[1] 2[A party] or the Director General may either appear in person or authorise one or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or legal practitioners or any of his or its officers to present his or its case before the Commission.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,--
(a) "chartered accountant" means a chartered accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(b) "company secretary" means a company secretary as defined in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(c) "cost accountant" means a cost accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959) and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub- section (1) of section 6 of that Act;
(d) "legal practitioner" means an advocate, vakil or an attorney of any High Court, and includes a pleader in practice.
3[(2) Without prejudice to sub-section (1), a party may call upon experts from the fields of economics, commerce, international trade or from any other discipline to provide an expert opinion in connection with any matter related to a case.]
Section 35, The Competition Act, 2002 (Act 12 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 35
What does Section 35 of the Competition Act deal with?
Section 35 of the Competition Act is headed "Appearance before Commission". [1] [A party] or the Director General may either appear in person or authorise one or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or legal practitioners or any of his or its officers to present his or its case before the Commission.
How do I find court cases under Section 35 of the Competition Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Competition Act 35, section 35 Competition Act, section 35 of the Competition Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 35 of the Competition Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Chartered Accountants Act 2 (Interpretation), Company Secretaries Act 2 (Definitions and interpretation), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently CCI (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Regulations, 2009 (No 3 of 2009) (2009).
When did Section 35 of the Competition Act come into force?
Section 35 of the Competition Act, cited as Competition Act 35, came into force on 31 Mar 2003, having been enacted on 13 Jan 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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