E-com giant files writ petition in Karnataka HC seeking stay on CCI’s probe order

Amazon, on Monday, filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking a stay on the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to investigate the business models of both Amazon and Flipkart.

Last month, the CCI had directed its Director-General to start investigating Amazon and its rival Flipkart owned by Walmart, over serious allegations of violation of competition law, including practices such as predatory pricing, deep discounting, preferential seller listing, exclusive partnerships, private labels, etc, made by the Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh (DVM) whose members comprise traders from many micro, small and medium enterprises, who rely on trade of smartphones and related accessories.