The Competition Commission of India (CCI) probe into Amazon is on the premise that the firm is running the inventory-based model of e-commerce, but in reality, it is a market-based model of online retail, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium argued before the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday.
“The allegation that we (Amazon) have preferred sellers, is completely wrong,” Subramanium contended, according to the law platform Bar & Bench. “There is no direct relationship between me or any seller. The brand chooses the seller. I am only a market place.”
The Karnataka High Court is hearing the petition filed by CCI for