The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in New Delhi has granted interim relief to Intel Corp. by staying the recovery of a ₹27.38 crore (approximately $3.3 million USD) penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). This penalty was related to Intel's India-specific warranty policy for boxed microprocessors, which was found to be discriminatory against parallel imports. The tribunal has directed Intel to publicly disclose the withdrawal of this policy, which affects various consumers, including individual users and gamers. The next hearing is scheduled for April 23, 2026. Intel had introduced the controversial warranty policy in 2016, limiting warranty services to processors purchased from authorized domestic distributors, thus excluding products bought through parallel imports. The CCI's investigation, initiated in 2018, concluded that Intel's practices were anti-competitive and amounted to abuse of its dominant market position. Despite the penalty, Intel has already deposited 25% of the amount and plans to discontinue the policy by April 1, 2024.