https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103 Delhi HC dismissed petition challenging Competition Commission of India's order clubbing information received about petitioner with suo motu case against Facebook Inc. Petitioner, a subsidiary/sister concern of Facebook Inc providing sales and marketing services in India, challenged the clubbing order. HC held that since Commission's investigation into WhatsApp's data sharing with Facebook companies extended to subsidiaries and sister concerns, and petitioner was undisputedly Facebook Inc's sister concern in India, the clubbing was justified and imperative. Court noted Section 26(1) powers are departmental functions for investigation setup, not adjudication of rights. Petition dismissed as misconceived and lacking merit. en-us Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:28:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103 Delhi HC dismissed petition challenging Competition Commission of India's order clubbing information received about petitioner with suo motu case against Facebook Inc. Petitioner, a subsidiary/sister concern of Facebook Inc providing sales and marketing services in India, challenged the clubbing order. HC held that since Commission's investigation into WhatsApp's data sharing with Facebook companies extended to subsidiaries and sister concerns, and petitioner was undisputedly Facebook Inc's sister concern in India, the clubbing was justified and imperative. Court noted Section 26(1) powers are departmental functions for investigation setup, not adjudication of rights. Petition dismissed as misconceived and lacking merit. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103