Regulation 50 - Fee under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act - CCI (General) Regulations, 2024

50. Fee under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act . (1) Each information received under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act from any person shall be accompanied by proof of having paid the fee as under, - (a) rupees 6,000 (six thousand) in case of individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or (b) rupees 12,000 (twelve thousand) in case of Non-Government Organisation (NGO), or Consumer Association, or a Co-operative Society, or Trust, or (c) rupees 50,000 (fifty thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year upto rupees two crore, or (d) rupees 1,25,000 (one lac twenty-five thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year exceeding rupees two crore and upto rupees 50 crore, or (e) rupees 6,00,000 (six lacs) in the cases not covered under clause (a) or (b) or (c) or (d). (2) Each Interlocutory Application received under sub-regulation (6) of regulation 16 shall be accompanied by proof of having paid the fee as under, - (a) Rupees 500 (five hundred) in case of individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or (b) Rupees 1,000 (one thousand) in case of Non-Government Organisation (NGO), or Consumer Association, or Co-operative Society, or Trust or (c) Rupees 1,000 (one thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year upto rupees two crore, or (d) Rupees 5,000 (five thousand) in all other cases. (3) Each Miscellaneous Application received under sub-regulation (6) of regulation 16 shall be accompanied by proof of having paid the fee as under, - (a) rupees 3,000 (three thousand) in case of individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), or (b) rupees 6,000 (six thousand) in case of Non-Government Organisation (NGO), or Consumer Association, or a Co-operative Society, or Trust, or (c) rupees 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year upto rupees two crore, or (d) rupees 60,000 (sixty thousand) in case of firm (including proprietorship, partnership or Limited Liability Partnership) or company (including one-person company) having turnover in the preceding year exceeding rupees two crore and upto rupees 50 crore, or (e) rupees 3,00,000 (three lacs) in the cases not covered under clause (a) or (b) or (c) or (d). (4) The fee may be increased or decreased on the basis of annual notification of Cost Inflation Index by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance by an order of the Commission. (5) The fee can be paid either by tendering demand draft or pay order or banker s cheque, payable in favour of Competition Commission of India (Competition Fund), New Delhi or through Electronic Clearance Service (ECS) by direct remittance to the Competition Commission of India (Competition Fund), Account No. 1988002100187687 with Punjab National Bank, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066 .