India's antitrust body has turned down a request from Apple to put a hold on an investigation report which found the company breached competition laws, allowing the case to continue, an internal order from the regulator seen by Reuters showed.

India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has dismissed Apple’s appeal to pause an investigation report that accuses the tech giant of violating competition laws. This decision allows the ongoing antitrust proceedings to continue,

In November, Apple alleged the primary complainant in the antitrust case, the Indian non-profit Together We Fight Society (TWFS), had not complied with the directive to confirm that the old investigation reports were destroyed,