The Indian Competition Authority dismisses abuse of dominance allegations in the market for online marketplace platforms because it finds no dominance in the relevant market (All India Online Vendors Association / Flipkart India)

Sharma, Man Mohan

Previous article The Indian Competition Authority finds no abuse of dominance in long-term contracts by a dominant firm on the basis that the plaintiffs had the possibility of shorter contracts (Gail India) Next article The US Northern District Court of California requires the holder of a standard-essential patent for cellular communication to license it to all those willing to pay a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory rate (Qualcomm)

6 Nov 2018

The Indian Competition Authority dismisses abuse of dominance allegations in the market for online marketplace platforms because it finds no dominance in the relevant market (All India Online Vendors Association / Flipkart India)

KEYWORDS

Reference

Indian Competition Authority, All India Online Vendors Association / Flipkart India, Case No. 20/2018, 6 November 2018

CCI defines online sale platform as a separate relevant market -holds neither Flipkart nor Amazon as dominant in the market for online marketplace platforms* CCI, by way of order dated 06.11.2018 has dismissed allegations against Flipkart India Private Limited (“Flipkart India”) and Flipkart Internet Private Limited (“Flipkart Internet”) of abusing its dominant position by indulging in the activity of (i) selling goods below cost price to individual sellers who are not backed by Venture Capital funds, thereby causing denial of market access and (ii) using its dominance by leveraging its position to

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers

Already Subscribed? Sign-in

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers.

Read one article for free

Sign-up to read this article for free and discover our services.

PDF Version

Author

Man Mohan Sharma
Vaish Associates Advocates (New Delhi)

India 265 contributions 33744 visits

Quotation

Man Mohan Sharma, The Indian Competition Authority dismisses abuse of dominance allegations in the market for online marketplace platforms because it finds no dominance in the relevant market (All India Online Vendors Association / Flipkart India), 6 November 2018, e-Competitions November 2018, Art. N° 89444

Visites 194