Can Amazon be tamed in India -Antitrust probe -Will it be forced to change its modus operandi in India?

So, Amazon (and Walmart controlled Flipkart) were not able to convince the highest judiciary in India, the Supreme Court of India, to stall the Antitrust probe against their alleged unfair business practices affecting retail online and offline vendors in India. Vide its brief order dated 09 August , 2021 , the Supreme Court of India…

Google threatens CCI with legal action for media leak -Who is to be blamed??

So, has Google got it wrong this time? Recently, the Delhi High Court has rapped the internet Giant for “threatening” to sue the Fair Market Regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) itself for the “leak” of the confidential investigation report of its investigative arm, the director general, in the media leading to headline stories…

IS APPLE REALLY A WHITE KNIGHT OF PRIVACY – APPLE’S NEW APP TRACKING POLICY – ENHANCING COMPETITION OR ABUSING DOMINANCE? ***

*** This blog has been co-authored by me with Aniket Panchal and Diya Vaishnav, two young students of 2nd Year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) & B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) respectively, at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. In April 2021, Apple has rolled out a new software update iOS 14.5 through which it seeks to implement a global…

CCI ORDERS ANOTHER INVESTIGATION AGAINST GOOGLE FOR AGREEMENTS WITH OEMs OF SMART TVs

Google’s agreements with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of smart TV/mobile manufacturers have invited yet another Antitrust investigation by the Indian Fair Market watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The CCI vide its order dated  22 June 2021, has directed an investigation upon finding a prima facie case of abuse of dominance against Google for…

CCI close case of abuse of dominance and exclusivity against Volleyball Federation of India

The attempt by three leading international volleyball players to teach their sport regulator, the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI), a lesson for its grant of long-term exclusive marketing rights for 10 years to a selected private consulting agency for arranging sponsorship etc for the international volleyball league tournaments in India have failed finally. The fair…

Amazon and Flipkart lose (first) battle against Antitrust probe -Karnataka High Court dismisses the writ petition against CCI prima facie order

So, is it the beginning of the end of the Amazon (and Flipkart’s) combined market dominance or, at least, their allegedly vertical anti-competitive arrangements in the online sales of Smart mobile phones in India?? Considering the recent media news Karnataka High Court dismisses petitions by Amazon, Flipkart against CCI probe on competition law violationsat least…