New Delhi, June 24 -- The World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement body has agreed to constitute a panel to examine China's complaint against India over measures applied to solar cells, modules and information technology goods, a Geneva-based official said.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the body in Geneva.

China had first filed the dispute in December last year, following which bilateral consultations failed to produce a mutually agreed solution. India had blocked China's initial request for a panel in May, but a member country's second request cannot be vetoed under WTO rules, PTI reported.

The panel will now determine whether India's import duties and incentive measures for these product categories are consistent ...