law: Trade Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 
  17. Hearing to be in Public Except in Special Circumstances.
  (1) Subject to the provisions of
  
  sub-section (2), the hearing of proceedings before the Commission shall be in
  
  public.
  (2) Where the Commission is
  
  satisfied that it is desirable to do so by reason of the confidential nature of
  
  any offence or matter or for any other reason, the Commission may –
  (a) hear the
  
  proceedings or any part thereof in private;
  (b) give directions as
  
  to the persons who may be present thereat;
  
  
  (c) Prohibit or restrict the publication of evidence given before the Commission
  
  (whether in public or in private) or of matters contained in documents filed
  
  before the Commission.