CCI rejects petition against Shopee; CAIT likely to move NCLAT next

Shopee, launched at the end of last year, also took the e-commerce market by storm by becoming the second most downloaded app after Meesho

In a relief to Singapore-based Sea Ltd, which operates e- commerce platform Shopee, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a plea for action against the company over predatory pricing. 

Sea has also been in the eye of the storm as its popular gaming app ‘Free Fire’ was banned along with several Chinese apps. The petition against Shopee, filed by trade association leader and consumer activist Praveen Khandelwal alleging ‘’predatory pricing with the intent of eliminating traditional and small-scale business in the country’’, had added to the concerns of the group.     

Khandelwal, secretary general of the Confederation