Flipkart Says Anti-Trust Probe Shouldn't Treat It The Same As Amazon

For years, Amazon and Flipkart have denied allegations from retailers about circumventing Indian law by creating complex business structures.

Walmart's Flipkart should not be treated the same as rival Amazon in an Indian antitrust probe as the evidence against the two firms was "qualitatively different", Flipkart argued in a court filing seen by Reuters. Both Amazon and Flipkart have challenged the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in court as they seek revocation of a court's June decision to allow an antitrust probe against them to continue. The companies deny any wrongdoing. Government has called the US firms arrogant and accused them of using legal routes to stall the investigation. In final submissions made to a court in Karnataka, the Walmart unit argued that CCI and the court "confuse the facts" between the case of Amazon and Flipkart, and overlooked that they were "fierce competitors".