Indian court tells Apple to 'cooperate' in antitrust case

NEW DELHI, May 18 (Reuters) - ‌An Indian ​court ​has told Apple to "fully cooperate" with investigators in an antitrust case related to the iPhone ‌apps market, not agreeing with the U.S. company's request ⁠to put the case on hold while it challenges the law ‌governing antitrust penalties.

• The ‌Delhi High Court said in an order posted on its website on Saturday that Apple "shall fully cooperate", but ​it asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to not pass a final order in the matter until ⁠at least July 15.

• Apple wanted the case to be put on hold ​and had accused the CCI of exceeding its powers by pushing the company to submit its ​financials - typically needed for penalty ‌calculation - while Apple has a pending challenge to the law governing penalties, Reuters has reported.

• ⁠The CCI has been seeking Apple's financial information since an investigation found in 2024 that the company had abused its ⁠dominant position.

• Apple has denied wrongdoing and resisted demands of the CCI, ​arguing that it has challenged India's entire antitrust penalty calculation law and the watchdog must wait.

• The Indian case is among ‌many Apple faces around the globe for alleged antitrust breaches. India is a key market ‌for Apple, where its iPhones have a 9% market ⁠share, compared with 4% two ‌years ago, Counterpoint ​Research says.

• Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Aditya KalraEditing by David ‌Goodman)

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