The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to Karnataka High Court petitions of Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India order for a probe into the e-commerce giants for alleged malpractices.

The Supreme Court has transferred petitions by Amazon and Flipkart from various high courts to the Karnataka High Court. These petitions challenge a Competition Commission of India order for a probe into alleged malpractices by the e-commerce giants.

CCI launched a probe into alleged malpractices by Flipkart and Amazon India on a complaint by Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh.

In its plea to the Supreme Court, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) requested the transfer of cases pending in the High Courts of Allahabad, Madras, Telangana, Punjab and Haryana, Delhi, and Karnataka to either the Supreme Court or the Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all cases alleging anti-competitive practices by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart pending before various High Court

Supreme Court transfers Amazon and Flipkart petitions to Karnataka High Court for CCI probe into alleged malpractices.

The Supreme Court has transferred 24 petitions related to alleged anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Flipkart to the Karnataka High Court’s single-judge bench in Dharwad. The move followed agreement by all parties and a request from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consolidate the cases for efficiency.

The court requested the chief justice of the Karnataka high court to consider shifting the single judge, hearing the case from the Dharwad bench to the principal bench in Bengaluru for efficiency