Amazon-Flipkart probe: Want to create level playing field, says CCI lawyer

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) lawyer told the Court that when big players give discounts, they incur losses for a short time, but this pushes the smaller players out

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday argued to support its petition for the probe against e-commerce firms Amazon and Flipkart. The watchdog told the Karnataka High Court that Competition Act was brought in to create a level playing field and it wants more players that will help in having a better choice for customers and healthy competition. In this light, it is the duty of CCI to maintain the purity of competition.

“If small players, retailers and manufacturers are pushed out, then end consumer will not have the requisite choice,” Madhavi Divan, Additional Solicitor General (ASG), appearing for