NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An investigation by India's antitrust body found food delivery giants Zomato and SoftBank-backed Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring restaurant chains listed on their platforms, documents show.

Sagar Daryani, President of NRAI said, “NRAI has been consistently raising the issue of anti-competitive and predatory practices of the food delivery aggregators for last few years and today, we are glad to read in the news that supposedly CCI has found some merits in our contention.

Over recent years, Swiggy and Zomato have transformed India's food delivery landscape, with hundreds of thousands of restaurants listing on their platforms amid a surge in smartphone use

India's Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy guilty of violating competition laws, according to a report by Reuters. The investigation revealed that both companies allegedly engaged in practices favouring select restaurant partners,

An investigation by India’s anti-trust authority has revealed that food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy, which is backed by SoftBank, have violated competition laws. According to reports, Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) documents indicate that their business practices have given preferential treatment to certain restaurant

Exclusivity arrangements between Swiggy, Zomato and their respective restaurant partners 'prevent the market from becoming more competitive' the CCI's investigation arm noted, says the report

Swiggy and Zomato are reportedly in breach of competition laws, favouring certain restaurants in the country, says a CCI report.