SC asks NCLAT to decide by March 31 on Google’s appeal against CCI’s order of ₹1337 crore penalty for unfair practices
The Hindu
The Supreme Court sent Google’s plea back to the Tribunal and granted one week time to the technology giant to comply with the NCLAT order
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with an interim order of NCLAT directing the technology giant to deposit 10% of ₹1,337.76 crore penalty imposed on it by Competition Commission of India for alleged anti-competitive practices.
The top court sent Google’s plea back to the Tribunal and asked it to decide the case by March 31 and granted one week time to Google India to comply with the NCLAT order.
On October 20 last year, the Competition Commission imposed a penalty of ₹1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem. On January 4, 2023, a two member NCLAT Bench directed Google to deposit 10% of the fine before its registry in the next four weeks.
Google was fined over ₹2,200 crore in two CCI rulings less than a week apart in October, 2022, marking a setback for the tech titan in one of the most promising digital markets globally.
On October 25, 2022, CCI had slapped a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies.
The regulator had directed the company to cease and desist from unfair business practices as well as carry out various measures to address the anti-competitive issues within a defined timeline.
Google had subsequently said it is “pausing” enforcement of the requirement for developers to use Play’s billing system for the purchase of digital goods and services for transactions by users in India while it reviews legal options, in the aftermath of the recent ruling by the CCI.
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