India, May 21 -- The Supreme Court has reportedly said that Flipkart was known for creating monopolies and expressed concern about the survival of smaller players in the market.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh appointed an amicus curiae to assist it in the adjudication of the dispute arising out of an National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order asking the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to initiate probe against Flipkart, a PTI report said.

In legal parlance, an amicus curiae is someone who is not a party to the case but can give information or offer advice to courts.

The probe pertains to Flipkart's alleged use of its dominant position, prompting the bench to inform the company's counsel that it wou...