The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday asked fair trade regulator CCI to initiate again the probe against e-commerce major Flipkart for an alleged misuse of its dominant position.

A three-member bench of NCLAT, headed by chairman Justice S. J. Mukhopadhaya, has set aside the earlier order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in this regard.

Earlier, the CCI had absolved e-commerce major Flipkart of unfair practices using its dominant position.

The appellate tribunal has directed the CCI to ask its probe arm — the director general (DG) — to investigate into the allegations.

“We set aside the order passed by the CCI,” the bench said, adding that the fair trade regulator “is directed to initiate probe against Flipkart”.

NCLAT said that the All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA) has successfully made its case here.

Flipkart said it was waiting for the copy of the order passed by NCLAT.