India, July 4 -- For the second time in a row, a technology giant has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of producing a "copy-paste" antitrust investigation. In 2023, Google alleged that CCI's Android decision was plagiarised from a EU ruling. Now, Apple has alleged that the director general (DG), CCI's investigative arm, spent nearly three years reproducing complaints filed by Apple's rivals such as Match, PhonePe, and Paytm without conducting an independent probe. Apple claims it was denied any opportunity to make interim submissions, raising concerns about procedural fairness and is seeking to have the investigation scrapped.

The investigation stems from 2021 complaints alleging that Apple's App Store policies compel de...