New Delhi, April 20 -- The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging its exclusion from the confidentiality ring set up by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the ongoing antitrust investigation against food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy.

The latest plea specifically challenges NRAI's exclusion from accessing confidential documents in the CCI's probe against Zomato, according to a person familiar with the matter.

"Plea is for seeking inclusion in the confidentiality ring created by the CCI under regulation 36 of the general regulations. Zomato is part of the ring but NRAI is not. Hence, this petition," said the person involved in the case, asking not to be identified. ...