The Competitors Fee of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 27.38 crore on Intel Company for abusing its dominant place out there for boxed micro processors for desktops in India.

In an order dated February 12, 2026, handed beneath Part 27 of the Competitors Act, 2002, the antitrust regulator held that Intel had contravened Part 4 of the Act via its India-specific guarantee coverage.

The case originated from an data filed by Matrix Data Techniques Non-public Restricted beneath Part 19(1)(a) of the Act. The complainant alleged that Intel amended its guarantee coverage for India with impact from April 25, 2016.

Below the revised coverage, guarantee requests for Intel Boxed Micro Processors in India could be entertained provided that the merchandise have been bought from an authorised Indian distributor.

In consequence, clients who bought boxed micro processors from Intel’s authorised distributors in different nations have been denied guarantee advantages in India and have been redirected to the nation of buy to avail guarantee companies.

Based mostly on the proof, the Fee held that Intel was dominant within the related market of boxed micro processors for desktops in India. It discovered the India Particular Guarantee Coverage to be discriminatory compared with Intel’s guarantee insurance policies in China, Australia and different markets.

“The Fee additionally discovered the aforesaid coverage to have restricted the selection of shoppers and parallel importers and thereby inflicting an considerable opposed impact on Indian shoppers. Accordingly, the Fee discovered the conduct of Intel in contravention of provisions of Part 4 of the Act,” the order said.

The regulator famous that the coverage remained in drive for eight years. It calculated the penalty at 8 per cent of Intel’s common related turnover throughout this era. Nevertheless, considering mitigating components, together with the discontinuation of the coverage with impact from April 1, 2024, the Fee lowered the ultimate penalty to Rs 27.38 crore.

The CCI has additionally directed Intel to extensively publicise the withdrawal of the impugned guarantee coverage and submit a compliance report. The order provides to a sequence of enforcement actions in opposition to giant expertise firms.

In 2022, the regulator imposed two separate penalties totalling Rs 2,274.20 crore on Google for abuse of dominance in relation to Android cellular units and Play Retailer insurance policies.

In November 2024, it levied a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta within the 2021 WhatsApp privateness coverage case. The Fee’s investigation arm has additionally reported findings in an ongoing case regarding Apple’s App Retailer insurance policies, with the matter presently beneath adjudication.

Earlier this yr, Apple moved the Delhi Excessive Courtroom looking for reduction in opposition to the CCI’s transfer to entry its international monetary data in reference to the continuing antitrust probe.