New Delhi: The NCLAT (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal) Tuesday granted partial relief to Meta and WhatsApp by staying a portion of a CCI (Competition Commission Of India) order from last year. The competition regulator had concluded its investigation on 18 November 2024. It then imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta. It also mandated behavioural remedies including a five-year data sharing ban for advertising purposes.

In its order Tuesday, the NCLAT stayed the data sharing ban, while upholding the penalty.

This order was a culmination of a four-year tussle. Show Full Article

On 4 November 2025, an NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities. In saying so, they set asid

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