NCLAT rejects Amazon’s plea against CCI order; directs to deposit ₹200 crore penalty in 45 days
The Hindu
In December last year, CCI had suspended the approval given by it in 2019, for Amazon's deal to acquire a 49% stake in Future Coupons Pvt Ltd (FCPL)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on June 13 rejected Amazon's plea challenging the decision of fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) to suspend the approval for the e-commerce major's deal with Future Coupons.
A two-member bench comprising Justice M. Venugopal and Ashok Kumar Mishra upheld the findings of the CCI and directed it to pay the penalty of ₹200 crore imposed on Amazon by the fair trade regulator within 45 days from Monday.
"This appellate tribunal is in complete agreement" with the CCI, the two-member bench said.
In December last year, CCI had suspended the approval given by it in 2019, for Amazon's deal to acquire a 49% stake in Future Coupons Pvt Ltd (FCPL).
The regulator had said that Amazon suppressed information while seeking clearances for the transaction back then and also slapped a fine of ₹202 crore on the company.
FCPL is a promoter of Future Retail Ltd (FRL).
Amazon had opposed FRL's deal to sell assets to Reliance Retail as part of a ₹24,713-crore deal, which has now been called off.
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