NCLAT Upholds CCI’s Jurisdiction Under Section 4 of the Competition Act to Probe WhatsApp – Meta Data-Sharing Practices
IN THE MATTER OF: WhatsApp LLC vs Competition Commission ofIndia
CITATION : 2025 TAXSCAN (NCLAT) 371
In a landmark judgment, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) jurisdiction to investigate WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., for alleged abuse of dominance under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002.
The case originated from the CCI’s suo motu order of March 2021, directing an investigation into WhatsApp’s 2021 update that required users to consent to expanded data sharing with Meta…