New Delhi, May 15 -- The Delhi high court on Friday asked the Competition Commission of India not to pass any final order in its probe against Apple Inc. into alleged anti-competitive practices linked to its App Store payment system till the court's next hearing in July. It also directed the US tech giant to cooperate with the anti-trust body in its ongoing probe.

A bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia refused to grant Apple any further extension for appearing before the CCI and furnishing information sought by the regulator regarding its domestic turnover.

The court recorded CCI's statement and said "no final decision shall be taken" till the next date of hearing on 15 July.

The matter before the...