Antitrust And Competition Newsletter | May 2026

May 2026 witnessed significant developments in Indian competition law across judicial review, appellate scrutiny, enforcement, and merger control. At the judicial level, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in the Amazon/Future Coupons case, setting aside a penalty of INR 202 crore (~USD 21.2 million) imposed on Amazon for alleged gun-jumping and non-disclosures. The Delhi High Court also declined to grant interim relief to Apple in proceedings concerning alleged abuse of dominance in the iOS ecosystem, while directing that no final order be passed by the CCI pending further hearings. In a separate development, the Orissa High Court quashed the CCI’s investigation against Rungta Mines in the steel cartel matter, holding that the absence of a valid order under Section 26(1) vitiated the expansion of the investigation. At the appellate level, the NCLAT set aside the CCI’s order against Grasim Industries on grounds of violation of the principles of natural justice, remanding