Regulation 38 - Inspection and certified copies of documents - CCI (General) Regulations, 2024

38. Inspection and certified copies of documents. (1) Subject to the provisions of Section 57 of the Act and regulation 36 of these regulations, a party to any proceeding of an ordinary meeting of the Commission may on an application in writing in that behalf, addressed to the Secretary, be allowed to inspect or obtain copies of the documents or records submitted during proceedings on payment of fee as specified in regulation 51 : Provided further that no request for inspection or certified copies of internal documents shall be allowed. (2) The Commission may, on an application of a person, who is not a party to the proceedings, on sufficient cause demonstrated, allow such person inspection and/ or grant of certified copies of documents or records mentioned in sub-regulation (1) on payment of fee as specified in regulation 51 . (3) An inspection shall be allowed only in the presence of an officer so authorized by the Secretary: Provided that the inspection of documents or grant of certified copying thereof as per sub- regulation (1) or sub-regulation (2) shall be allowed under the supervision of and subject to the time limits to be specified by the Secretary or an officer authorized by him in this behalf: Provided further that for the purposes of inspection and grant of certified copies of confidential documents, the time limits as stipulated under regulation 36 of these regulations, shall apply. (4) An officer of the Central or State Government or the Director General or a statutory authority shall be allowed inspection and obtain copies of documents or records mentioned in sub-regulation (1) on making written request to the Secretary for the purpose.