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Apple antitrust plea prompts court scrutiny of India's new penalty regime

By Freny Patel ( December 2, 2025, 08:55 GMT | Insight) -- Apple’s challenge to India’s amended antitrust penalty provisions has prompted the Delhi High Court to scrutinize both the statutory basis and the proportionality of using global turnover as the benchmark for fines. The court has directed the Indian government and the Competition Commission of India to file detailed affidavits within a week explaining the legal rationale for the global-turnover rule. The case is scheduled for further hearing on Dec. 16.Apple’s constitutional challenge to recent amendments in India’s antitrust law has prompted the Delhi High Court to formally question the competition regulator on the rationale for imposing penalties based on a company’s global turnover....

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