The Amazon-Future Saga: A Comment on the Evolution of India’s Anti-Trust Jurisprudence

This paper shall trace the long standing, high-profile case involving e-commerce titan, Amazon, and the Future Retail Group comprising Future Retail Limited, Future Coupons Private Limited, and their promoters. The case is important as it highlights several aspects of how courts in India approach emergency arbitration. Furthermore, it is a landmark case in terms of the jurisprudence emerging out of decisions on e-commerce by the Competition Commission of India (“the CCI”). Part I of the paper will provide a brief summary of the inception of the case. Part II shall trace the trajectory of the treatment of e-commerce by Indian authorities. Part III shall delve into the specific issues related to antitrust law brought forward in the Amazon v. Future case. Part IV will operate as the conclusion of the paper and offer an opinion about the handling of the case.