<p>New Delhi: India's antitrust body has appointed Sanjay Kumar Pandey as interim head of its investigations unit, a government order showed, at a time when the watchdog is probing big foreign companies.</p>.<p>Pandey has worked at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for almost 14 years and is also an adviser in its advocacy and international cooperation division.</p>.<p>He will now take on additional responsibilities as the Director General of the investigations unit, said an internal order dated Nov. 25 seen by <em>Reuters</em>.</p>.Modi govt wants to bring seven new bills in Parliament's Winter Session.<p>The CCI is currently investigating several high-profile global companies for alleged antitrust violations, including Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart, Google and liquor giant Pernod Ricard.</p>.<p>The interviews for hiring a permanent Director General are ongoing, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.</p>.<p>Pandey declined to comment, while the CCI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</p>.<p>Pandey is taking over from Atul Verma, whose tenure ended on Nov. 25. He previously served as a private secretary to Arun Jaitley, a senior government minister who died in 2019.</p>.<p>In September, the government appointed three new members to oversee cases at the watchdog, including a former government official from the commerce ministry and a former interim compliance officer of WhatsApp.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India's antitrust body has appointed Sanjay Kumar Pandey as interim head of its investigations unit, a government order showed, at a time when the watchdog is probing big foreign companies.</p>.<p>Pandey has worked at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for almost 14 years and is also an adviser in its advocacy and international cooperation division.</p>.<p>He will now take on additional responsibilities as the Director General of the investigations unit, said an internal order dated Nov. 25 seen by <em>Reuters</em>.</p>.Modi govt wants to bring seven new bills in Parliament's Winter Session.<p>The CCI is currently investigating several high-profile global companies for alleged antitrust violations, including Amazon, Walmart's Flipkart, Google and liquor giant Pernod Ricard.</p>.<p>The interviews for hiring a permanent Director General are ongoing, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.</p>.<p>Pandey declined to comment, while the CCI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</p>.<p>Pandey is taking over from Atul Verma, whose tenure ended on Nov. 25. He previously served as a private secretary to Arun Jaitley, a senior government minister who died in 2019.</p>.<p>In September, the government appointed three new members to oversee cases at the watchdog, including a former government official from the commerce ministry and a former interim compliance officer of WhatsApp.</p>