NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing in Apple Inc.'s challenge to India's revised competition law provisions that allow penalties to be calculated on a company's global turnover, pushing the matter to 27 January 2026.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela adjourned the proceedings after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Apple, sought time to respond to a joint affidavit filed by the Centre and the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The court directed the Centre and the CCI to place the affidavit on record within a week and granted Apple liberty to file a counter. The contents of the affidavit are not yet public, but it seeks to...