Acknowledgment

This research project would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of my Guide, Dr. Satya Prakash, (Director CCI, Law) under whose supervision I chose this topic and began my research, who inspite of his various professional preoccupation and engagements has been very kind enough to spare his valuable time for guidance of this project. I am extremely privileged to have got an opportunity to work under him. I would like to express my gratitude for him invaluable assistance, support and guidance throughout the project period. I would take this opportunity to thank, Mr. J.M. Connor, Professor, Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana), Dr. Frank Maier-Rigaud, OECD Competition Division, Paris and who timely gave their certain valuable inputs. I would also like to thank Dr. Geeta Gauri, Member, Competition Commission of India for her direction during the completion of this paper. To all the above individuals and to several colleagues whose names I cannot continue listing and who have assisted me one way or another, I feel very much indebted. I would also like to convey my gratitude to the Competition Commission for supporting this research project. I am also thankful to Shri G. Sreeniwas, Librarian, Competition Commission of India for helpin