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SC Denies Special Treatment for CCI in Amazon, Flipkart Case

CosmicTaco · 2024-12-14T11:42:34.084551+05:30

- The Supreme Court has rejected a request to transfer 24 petitions related to antitrust violations by Amazon and Flipkart to a Karnataka HC division bench. - Justice Oka emphasized that the Competition Commission of India should not receive special treatment bypassing the single judge bench hearing as per court rules. - The AG contended that the CCI's inquiry has been stalled for four years, but the SC urged the consolidation of cases to one HC instead. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/amazon-flipkart-vs-cci-sc-says-cant-grant-special-treatment-to-watchdog/)

The Supreme Court has rejected a request to transfer 24 petitions related to antitrust violations by Amazon and Flipkart to a Karnataka HC division bench.
Justice Oka emphasized that the Competition Commission of India should not receive special treatment bypassing the single judge bench hearing as per court rules.
The AG contended that the CCI's inquiry has been stalled for four years, but the SC urged the consolidation of cases to one HC instead.

Source: Inc42