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The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) on Tuesday extended the tenure of Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) Acting Chairperson Sangeeta Verma until the date on which a new Chairperson is appointed or till any further orders.
Verma, who is from the 1981 batch of the Indian Economic Service (IES), joined CCI as a Member on December 24, 2018.
Earlier, Verma was appointed as Acting Chairperson on October 25 last year for a period of three months or till the appointment of a regular Chairperson or till any further orders, whichever is the earliest.
CCI has been without a regular Chairperson for the last ninety days since October 25 last year, when the erstwhile Chairperson of CCI Ashok Kumar Gupta had demitted office after a four-year tenure.
CCI has also not been having a requisite quorum since October 25 last year and this has delayed the approval of Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) deals with an estimated value of over $1 billion.
Currently, CCI has only two members with one of them doubling up as Acting Chairperson. The quorum for approval of M&A deals requires a minimum of three members.
Meanwhile, MCA has also invited applications to fill three member posts in CCI and requires that the applications be submitted by March 9.
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