India, May 15 -- The Delhi High Court has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to not pass any final orders in its ongoing antitrust probe against Apple over alleged abuse of dominance in the App Store market.

A division bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that passing a final order in the matter at this stage could create "complications", as Apple's separate challenge to India's antitrust penalty framework is still pending before the Delhi HC, Bar and Bench reported.

"We had issued notice only after finding something considerable in the matter. Do not make this petition infructuous. Proceed, but do not take final order," the HC said.

Following the court's observations, the CC...