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Apple has asked an Indian tribunal to halt the country’s antitrust watchdog from seeking its planetary financial records arsenic portion of an investigation into its app store policies, portion it challenges the underlying law’s validity, tribunal papers show.
Apple is locked successful a high-stakes ineligible conflict with the Competition Commission of India (CCI), whose probe accused the institution of abusing its presumption on its app store. Apple denies the allegations.
Apple and the CCI did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
The U.S. tech elephantine has said it fears it could beryllium fined up to $38 cardinal if the watchdog uses its planetary turnover calculation for penalties. It has challenged the 2024 punishment rules successful an Indian court, and the substance is pending.
Still, the CCI pressed up and sought financials from Apple successful a backstage bid connected December 31, and Apple has present asked a Delhi High Court justice to nonstop CCI to not enactment against the institution astatine this stage, and enactment the full probe connected hold, according to a January 15 Apple filing which is not public.
Apple argues that being forced to comply present would defeat its main ineligible situation against India’s punishment rules, which the CCI has defended arsenic indispensable to discourage breaches by multinationals.
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to perceive the substance connected January 27.
