Apple challenges global turnover penalty, says it’s not slowing CCI case

CHENNAI: Apple on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the issue of imposing penalties based on a company’s global turnover is illegal and unconstitutional, while asserting that its legal challenge should not be construed as an attempt to delay proceedings before the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Appearing before the court, Apple argued that the rules empowering the CCI to levy penalties retrospectively on the basis of a company’s worldwide turnover go beyond the parent statute and violate settled principles of law.