Karnataka HC nod to CCI probe: Flipkart, Amazon transfer Division Bench

Flipkart and Amazon have moved the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court difficult the order of its single choose which allowed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to conduct a probe into allegations that the e-commerce majors indulged in anti-competitive practices, predatory pricing and accorded preferential remedy to some sellers.
“Flipkart filed its petition on Wednesday, while Amazon filed it on Thursday. Both are separate appeals. The bench is likely to take up the matter on Friday,” a supply conscious of the matter mentioned. Flipkart and Amazon didn’t remark.
The case noticed a number of hearings and submissions made by the events involved earlier than the only choose dismissed the plea of the e-commerce gamers final week, giving CCI the go-ahead to launch a probe towards them.
“… irreparable injury will be caused to the appellant if the investigation was to continue pending the present appeal, as (i) it would render the appeal infructuous, and (ii) subjecting an entity to an intrusive investigation by the DG in itself causes prejudice,” Flipkart mentioned in its enchantment.
“The Ld single judge failed to appreciate that the Information filed before the CCI was a gross abuse of judicial process, as the informant has indulged in forum shopping and approached the CCI with unclean hands … The Ld single judge has failed to appreciate that the informant before the CCI had failed to disclose to the CCI that it was sponsored by CAIT (Confederation of All India Traders), it was a member of CAIT and that CAIT had indulged in forum shopping against the appellant by approaching various judicial forums..,” Flikpart mentioned in its petition.
Following a plea by the Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh, the CCI in January 2020 had directed its director basic to probe Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. —FE