Multiple writ petitions by e-commerce players aim curtailing regulator’s powers: CCI tells SC
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Multiple writ petitions by e-commerce players aim curtailing regulator’s powers: CCI tells SC

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New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that two dozen writ petitions filed in high courts by companies including Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd, Appario Retail Pvt. The writ petitions filed by e-commerce players in High Courts raises the question whether CCI's Director General can investigate a ‘third party’ who was not specifically identified as ‘an opposite party’ while ordering an investigation. Procedural lapse alleged The e-commerce players that moved high courts alleged procedural lapse in CCI’s investigation report confirming anti-competitive conduct, and argued that information was initially sought from them as third parties, but they were later treated as opposite parties without the Commission’s permission. CCI claimed that the writ petitions filed by the e-commerce players in high courts were “nothing but an attempt to scuttle the well-established procedure of investigation laid down” under competition law.

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Supreme Court Transfers Amazon, Flipkart CCI Probe Cases to Karnataka HC
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3 days ago

Supreme Court Transfers Amazon, Flipkart CCI Probe Cases to Karnataka HC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to Karnataka High Court petitions of Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India order for a probe into the e-commerce giants for alleged malpractices.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said if pleadings in some of the transferred petitions were not completed, the judge seized of …

SC favours sending pleas over CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

SC favours sending pleas over CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was prima facie inclined to send all petitions challenging the Competition Commission of India’s anti-trust probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for alleged malpractices to the Karnataka high court. “Prima facie, we are of the view that all writ petitions be transferred and heard by the Karnataka high court,” a …

Supreme Court Indicates Transfer Of Amazon, Flipkart Sellers' Petitions Against CCI Probe To Karnataka HC; Stays HC Proceedings Until Jan 6
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court Indicates Transfer Of Amazon, Flipkart Sellers' Petitions Against CCI Probe To Karnataka HC; Stays HC Proceedings Until Jan 6

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may transfer writ petitions filed in various High Courts by Amazon and Flipkart-associated sellers against Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices to the Karnataka High Court. Prima facie we are of the view that all cases pending in various High Courts could be transferred to Karnataka High Court for …

Probe against Amazon, Flipkart: SC says all pending cases should go to Karnataka HC
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Probe against Amazon, Flipkart: SC says all pending cases should go to Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the petitions of e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India ordering a probe against them for alleged malpractices should be transferred to the Karnataka High Court. The Supreme Court, however, asked the Karnataka High Court not to proceed with the hearing on the petitions filed by e-commerce …

Supreme Court backs moving cases against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka High Court
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court backs moving cases against Amazon, Flipkart to Karnataka High Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its inclination to transfer petitions filed by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India probe order, to the Karnataka High Court for adjudication. “Prima facie, we are of the view that all cases, which are pending in various high courts, should be transferred to Karnataka High Court for hearing,” the …

Supreme Court to hear CCI plea on Amazon, Flipkart case on Friday
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court to hear CCI plea on Amazon, Flipkart case on Friday

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear Competition Commission of India’s plea for combining two dozen writ petitions filed by various current and former online sellers of e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, after the competition watchdog informed the apex court that multiple cases in different High Courts could lead to conflicting judgements. The apex court has listed CCI’s plea to …

Supreme Court To Hear Plea By CCI Seeking To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court To Hear Plea By CCI Seeking To Transfer Amazon, Flipkart Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will soon consider the plea filed by the Competition Commission of India seeking the transfer of writ petitions filed challenging the probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart. Attorney General for India, R Venkatramani today mentioned before the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna for hearing the transfer pleas before December 17 as then the Karnataka High Court …

CCI enlists attorney general R Venkataramani to clear path for Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probes
4 weeks, 1 day ago

CCI enlists attorney general R Venkataramani to clear path for Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probes

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India has engaged attorney general R Venkataramani, the country’s highest-ranking law officer, to fight its case against various current and former online sellers of Amazon and Flipkart, including Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd, Appario Retail Pvt Ltd and Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd, two people informed about the development said. These companies have filed writ …

CCI to move Supreme Court to break logjam in Amazon, Flipkart anti-trust case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CCI to move Supreme Court to break logjam in Amazon, Flipkart anti-trust case

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s competition watchdog may knock on the doors of the country’s top court in an anti-trust case involving e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, and some sellers on their platforms, two persons aware of the development said. Seeking early closure Experts said CCI can move a transfer petition to the Supreme Court to bring an early closure to the …

Google Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Single Judge Order Directing CCI To Consider Applications Of Start-Ups Against New Payment Policy
1 year, 8 months ago

Google Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Single Judge Order Directing CCI To Consider Applications Of Start-Ups Against New Payment Policy

Live Law  

Google has moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order of the single judge directing the Competition Commission of India to take up the applications moved by an alliance of start-ups against tech giant’s new in-app user choice billing policy and consider the same on or before April 26. Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appearing for Google mentioned the appeal before …

Proceedings Before Competition Commission Of India Won’t Be Invalidated Due To Vacancy Or Defect In Its Constitution: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Proceedings Before Competition Commission Of India Won’t Be Invalidated Due To Vacancy Or Defect In Its Constitution: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the proceedings before the Competition Commission of India would not be vitiated due to vacancy or any defect in its constitution. “As such, the argument that the Act prescribes a minimum number of members who would validly constitute the quorum, so far as the adjudicatory role of the CCI is concerned, is without …

CCI To Decide Whether It Has Jurisdiction To Investigate Alleged Cartelization By Debt Trustee Units Of IDBI, Axis & SBICap: Bombay High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

CCI To Decide Whether It Has Jurisdiction To Investigate Alleged Cartelization By Debt Trustee Units Of IDBI, Axis & SBICap: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of four petitions challenging Competition Commission of India’s investigation into alleged cartelization and price fixing by debenture trustee units of Axis, SBICap and IDBI. Trustees Association of India along with Axis, SBICap and IDBI had approached the High Court last year in separate writ petitions contending that the CCI’s investigation should be kept …

CCI Director General's Report Not Determinative Or Conclusive, Commission Can Consider All Aspects Before Final Decision: Delhi High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

CCI Director General's Report Not Determinative Or Conclusive, Commission Can Consider All Aspects Before Final Decision: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said a probe report prepared by the Director General of Competition Commission of India is neither determinative nor conclusive since it is ultimately for the Commission to take all aspects, including views that may be expressed before it, into consideration before passing final orders. Section 26 of the Competition Act, 2002 provides that the Director …

Competition Act | Order Of Inquiry U/S 26 Does Not Affect Parties' Rights, Opportunity Of Hearing Not Mandatory: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Competition Act | Order Of Inquiry U/S 26 Does Not Affect Parties' Rights, Opportunity Of Hearing Not Mandatory: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

" After submission of the Report by the Inquiry Officer i.e. The Gujarat High Court has held that an order of inquiry under Section 26 of the Competition Act is only a prima facie opinion and does not affect the rights of any person. Petitioners argued that the order of CCI had not complied with the requirements of Section 26 …

Karnataka HC To Hear Objection To Maintainability of Petition Filed By Google India On July 8
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC To Hear Objection To Maintainability of Petition Filed By Google India On July 8

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said it would on July 8, hear the application filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation questioning the maintainability of the petition filed by Google India Pvt Ltd seeking to restrain the Competition Commission of India from divulging confidential information of the company to the complainant Alliance Of Digital India Foundation. Google India Private …

CCI enquiry against Amazon, Flipkart cannot be crushed at initial stage: Karnataka HC
3 years, 5 months ago

CCI enquiry against Amazon, Flipkart cannot be crushed at initial stage: Karnataka HC

The Hindu  

E-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart have lost their legal battle in the High Court of Karnataka as even a division bench has upheld the Competition Commission of India’s decision to conduct an investigation through its Director General into whether they had entered into anti-competitive agreements in violation of the provisions of the Competition Act 2002. Observing that the enquiry initiated …

Flipkart challenges Karnataka High Court order allowing Competition Commission of India investigation
3 years, 6 months ago

Flipkart challenges Karnataka High Court order allowing Competition Commission of India investigation

The Hindu  

Walmart Inc’s Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc have filed legal challenges against the resumption of an antitrust investigation into their business practices, according to sources and a legal filing viewed by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India launched an investigation in January last year after a complaint accused Flipkart and Amazon of promoting select sellers on their e-commerce platforms and using …

Karnataka HC allows CCI to investigate Amazon, Flipkart
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC allows CCI to investigate Amazon, Flipkart

The Hindu  

In a setback to e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, the Karnataka High Court on Friday upheld the Competition Commission of India’s decision to conduct an investigation through its Director General into whether they had entered into anti-competitive agreements in violation of the provisions of the Competition Act 2002. The e-commerce companies had questioned the January 13 order of the CCI, …

Supreme Court Upholds CCI Order Dismissing Complaints Alleging Anti Competitive Practices By Uber, Ola
4 years ago

Supreme Court Upholds CCI Order Dismissing Complaints Alleging Anti Competitive Practices By Uber, Ola

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has upheld the order of Competition Commission of India dismissing the complaints alleging cartelization and anti-competitive practices by cab aggregators Uber and Ola.The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Krishna Murari and KM Joseph however set aside the NCLAT finding that Samir Agrawal, the informant in this case, had no locus standi to move the CCI in this …

SC stays order demanding Flipkart probe
4 years, 1 month ago

SC stays order demanding Flipkart probe

Live Mint  

In an interim relief to Flipkart, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal order which directed the Competition Commission of India to launch a probe against the e-commerce firm Flipkart on the allegations of abuse of dominant position in the market. The bench also comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian observed that CCI has …

SC Asks Karnataka HC to Decide CCI Plea for Vacating Stay on Probe Against E-com Firms
4 years, 2 months ago

SC Asks Karnataka HC to Decide CCI Plea for Vacating Stay on Probe Against E-com Firms

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Karnataka High Court to decide the CCI plea for vacating stay on the investigation against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for alleged anti-competitive practices. On February 14, the High Court had granted an interim stay on the investigation ordered by the CCI against e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart. Flipkart also filed a petition in …

NCLAT asks CCI to probe against Flipkart over allegations of unfair practices; says vendors' body successfully presented case
4 years, 10 months ago

NCLAT asks CCI to probe against Flipkart over allegations of unfair practices; says vendors' body successfully presented case

Firstpost  

The AIOVA alleged abuse of market dominance against Flipkart India, which is into wholesale trading/distribution of books, mobiles, computers and related accessories, and e-commerce marketplace Flipkart Internet. New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday asked the fair trade regulator CCI to initiate again the probe against Flipkart for alleged use of its dominant position. “We set aside …

Probe on against e-commerce companies, ED tells High Court
5 years, 9 months ago

Probe on against e-commerce companies, ED tells High Court

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that investigation had been initiated against e-commerce giants — Amazon and Flipkart — for alleged violation of foreign exchange law. The ED said the “department has already registered and initiated investigation under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act against the two companies to ascertain whether they have been …

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