law: The Competition Act, 2002 
  29. Procedure for
  
  investigation of combinations.-
  1.  
  
    Where
  
  the Commission is of the opinion that a combination is likely to cause, or has
  
  caused an appreciable adverse effect on competition within the relevant market
  
  in India, it shall issue a notice to how cause to the parties to combination
  
  calling upon them to respond within thirty days of the receipt of the notice,
  
  as to why investigation in respect of such combination should not be conducted.
  
  
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Commission, if it is prima facie of the opinion that the combination has, or is
  
  likely to have, an appreciable adverse effect on competition, it shall, within
  
  seven working days from the date of receipt of the response of the parties to
  
  the comb nation, direct the parties to the said combination to publish details
  
  of the combination within ten working days of such direction, in such manner,
  
  as it thinks appropriate, for bringing the combination to the knowledge or
  
  information of the public and persons affected or likely to be affected by such
  
  combination.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Commission may invite any person or member of the public, affected or likely to
  
  be affected by the said combination, to file his written objections, if any,
  
  before the Commission within fifteen working days from the date on which the
  
  details of t e combination were published under sub-section (2).
  4.  
  
  
  
    The
  
  Commission may, within fifteen working days from the expiry of the period
  
  specified in sub-section (3), call for such additional or other information as
  
  it may deem fit from the parties to the said combination.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  additional or other information called for by the Commission shall be furnished
  
  by the parties referred to in sub-section (4) within fifteen days from the
  
  expiry of the period specified in sub-section (4).
  6.  
  
    After
  
  receipt of all information and within a period of forty-five working days from
  
  the expiry of the period specified in sub-section (5), the Commission shall
  
  proceed to deal with the case in accordance with the provisions contained in
  
  section 31.