The Competition Act, 2002
22. Benches of
Commission.-
1.
The
jurisdiction, powers and authority of the Commission may be exercised by
Benches thereof.
2.
The
Benches shall be constituted by the Chairperson and each Bench shall consist of
not less than two Members.
3.
Every
Bench shall consist of at least one Judicial Member. Explanation.-For the
purposes of this sub-section, "Judicial Member" means a Member who
is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a Judge of a High Court.
4.
The
Bench over which the Chairperson presides shall be the Principal Bench and the
other Benches shall be known as the Additional Benches.
5.
There
shall be constituted by the Chairperson one or more Benches to be called the
Mergers Bench or Mergers Benches, as the case may be, exclusively to deal with
matters referred to in sections 5 and 6.
6.
The
places at which the Principal Bench, other Additional Bench or Mergers Bench
shall ordinarily sit, shall be such as the Central Government may, by
notification, specify.