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CAIT hails HC order, asks Goyal to direct CCI probe into Amazon, Flipkart

On Friday, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition from Amazon and Flipkart requesting a stay on India's antitrust watchdog CCI's probe into both companies' alleged anti-competitive practices.

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The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to commerce minister Piyush Goyal, urging him to direct the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to “immediately” start a probe into the alleged antitrust practices of Flipkart and Amazon. 

On Friday, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition from Amazon and Flipkart requesting a stay on India’s antitrust watchdog CCI’s probe into both companies’ alleged anti-competitive practices. 

The two ecommerce companies had requested a stay on CCI’s probe, claiming that it didn’t have adequate evidence to launch an investigation. The case had been going on for a year. 

CAIT has also urged the commerce

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