For the purposes of acquisition of the stake in Flipkart, Wal-Mart International Holdings Inc. had given a notice on 18 th May, 2018 to get the approval of Competition Commission of India (CCI) as per Section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 for execution of the Share Purchase Agreement by and between Walmart and certain shareholders of Flipkart and Share Issuance and Acquisition Agreement between Walmart and Flipkart. During the inquiry of CCI, the All India Online Vendors Association represented by more than thousands of online vendors and Confederation of all India Traders had filed petition with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) raising objections for the purported violation done by Flipkart with regard to predatory pricing or deep discounting, exclusive tie-ups with preferential sellers and entry of foreign retailer into India's retail sector. There were allegations of denial of market access to non-preferred sellers and abuse of dominant position on Flipkart by CAIT.