The Competition Act, 2002 was enacted by the Parliament of India and governs Indian competition law. It replaced the archaic The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969. Under this legislation, the Competition Commission of India was established to prevent activities that have an adverse effect on competition in India.[1][2] This act extends to whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.It is a tool to implement and enforce competition policy and to prevent and punish anti-competitive business practices by firms and unnecessary Government interference in the market. Competition law is equally applicable on written as well as oral agreement, arrangements between the enterprises or persons.The Competition Act, 2002 was amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 and again by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2009.The Indian Competition Act, 2002 is very much comprehensive and enacted to meet the requirements of the economic growth and international economic developments relating to competition laws.

The legislation is in synchronization with other policies such as trade policy, FDI norms, FEMA etc, which would ensure uniformity in overall competition policy.