Competition Act, 2002

Section - 46A - Authorizing an Advocate to accompany any person summoned by the Director General

[Authorizing an Advocate to accompany any person summoned by the Director General

46A. (1) An Advocate may accompany any person summoned by the DG to appear before him, subject to the following conditions, namely-

(a) -The Advocate shall not be allowed to accompany such person, unless a request in writing accompanied by a Vakalatnama or Power of Attorney is duly submitted to the DG, prior to commencement of the proceedings.
(b) -The Advocate shall not sit in front of the person so summoned.
(c) -The Advocate shall not be at a hearing distance and shall not interact, consult, confer or in any manner communicate with the person, during his examination on oath.
(2) No misconduct on the part of the Advocate, accompanying the person summoned during continuance of his presence before the DG shall be permitted. In case of any misconduct, the DG for reasons to be recorded in writing shall forward a complaint to the Commission. The Commission, if satisfied with the complaint of the DG, may pass necessary order debarring the Advocat .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store