Apple says India antitrust body overstepping judicial authority as spat intensifies

An April 24 non-public Indian tribunal ​submission by Apple, reviewed by Reuters connected Thursday, is the latest motion of a increasing confrontation betwixt the institution and Indian investigators implicit a lawsuit successful which Apple says it could look a punishment of up to $38 billion.

The Competition Commission of India ‌has since 2024 sought Apple's ⁠financial accusation - typically needed to cipher penalties - aft an probe recovered it abused its ascendant position. Apple has resisted, arguing it ⁠has challenged India's full antitrust punishment calculation instrumentality successful a New Delhi court, and the watchdog indispensable wait.

After the CCI this period gave Apple an ultimatum to taxable ​its financials ​and scheduled a last proceeding connected May 21, ​the institution has urged the ‌Delhi High Court to urgently intervene to enactment the substance connected hold.

The "commission's determination to docket a last proceeding represents an escalation successful its efforts to usurp the Hon'ble Court's authority," Apple said successful the filing, successful which it asked the tribunal to perceive the substance connected May 15.

Apple and the CCI did not respond ‌to Reuters queries.

The filing came successful effect to ​CCI's April order, successful which the watchdog said ​Apple had "been afforded capable opportunities ​to file" its objections to the probe study and has ‌also "not submitted the requisite fiscal information."

The Indian ​case is among ​many Apple faces astir the globe for alleged antitrust breaches. India is simply a cardinal marketplace for Apple wherever its iPhones person a 9% marketplace share, ​compared to 4% 2 ‌years ago, according to Counterpoint Research.

Apple has maintained it is simply a tiny ​player compared to Google's Android, which is the ascendant subordinate successful ​India.

(Reporting by Aditya KalraEditing by Rod Nickel)