Global Amazon is battling issues ranging from working conditions to unionisation efforts to abuse of dominance with private label launches in markets such as the US and Europe. Here is a look at the controversies and legal troubles that plague Amazon’s operations…

The Union minister's comments come at a very crucial time when the division bench of the Karnataka High Court is expected to pronounce its judgement on whether CCI can investigate the two companies or not.

This happens at a time when Amazon and Future Group have been engaged in a rough battle in Indian courts after Future agreed to sell its assets to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Group on a slump basis for Rs 24,500 crore last year.

Over the past year, the online retail giant has faced penalties from several antitrust regulators across the world on various grounds ranging from allegedly abusing its market dominance to violating GDPR and withholding driver tips.

The CCI order says Amazon misrepresented the true rationale for buying 49 percent stake in Future Coupons. The US e-commerce giant’s internal correspondence shows that it wanted foot in the door in the Indian retail sector, according to the competition watchdog.

UBL has agreed to comply with the directions issued by the NCLAT and will deposit the 10 percent of penalty amount "through a fixed deposit receipt within stipulated time" as mentioned in the order.

The bench headed by high court’s chief justice was hearing an appeal filed by Future group after the Kishore Biyani-led companies faced a setback before a single-judge bench.

CCI's probe on Google's alleged abuse of dominance in news aggregation is the fifth such antitrust probe against the Internet giant in India.

Amazon currently has a 24 percent stake in Cloudtail, while Catamaran Ventures, NR Narayana Murthy’s private investment firm, has a 76 percent stake in it. Additionally, Amazon India’s head Amit Agarwal is one of the board members of Cloudtail.

So far Amazon and Catamaran jointly owned Prione Business Services whose wholly owned subsidiary Cloudtail India repeatedly came under the scanner for alleged violation of Foreign Direct Investment norms.

The case, according to the report, relates to an antitrust probe into use of unfair trade practices and rigging bids while supplying tyres for public transport vehicles in the northern state of Haryana.