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Although Google appealed the NCLAT order in the Supreme Court, it later withdrew the case. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has postponed the final hearing of Google’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 936 crore, media reports said.In a notice released on November 24, the NCLAT deferred the hearing of Google’s appeal, which was scheduled for November 28, reports Moneycontrol.The penalty was imposed on Google for abusing its dominant…

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on July 14 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device case.On March 29, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) handed out a mixed verdict on Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the case - upholding a fine of Rs. 1,338 crore but scrapping conditions like allowing hosting of third-party…

App stores from the stables of IndusOS, its parent PhonePe and Epic Games may be forced to go back to the drawing board as they were banking on a favourable verdict against Google in order to bring in more traction for their own stores.The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in March had upheld a fine imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India, but set aside four of the antitrust watchdog’s 10 directions to the Internet giant, including the need for it to permit hosting of third-party app stores…

Delhi High Court judge Prathiba M Singh on Wednesday recused herself from hearing a petition filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and Google.A different bench of the court will hear the matter on Tuesday, April 18, subject to orders by the chief justice, Justice Singh said.ADIF, which represents Indian startups such as MapmyIndia, Paytm, Matrimony, and TrulyMadly, in its petition alleged that the antitrust regulator’s “inaction” on complaints filed against…

Google on Wednesday said it is reviewing the decision by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) case and evaluating its legal options.The NCLAT has directed that Google will have to pay the fine of Rs 1,337.76 crore, imposed on it by the CCI in October last year for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices."We are grateful for the opportunity given by the NCLAT to make our case. We are reviewing the order and evaluating our legal options," a…

The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case, with some modifications. A two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed Google to implement the direction and deposit the amount in 30 days. "We upheld this penalty? The appellant (google) is allowed to deposit the penalty" after adjusting 10 percent of the amount already deposited as per…

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday concluded its hearing over the petition filed by Google, in which the tech giant challenged the Competition Commission's order imposing a Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices. A two-member Bench of NCLAT was conducting the hearing on a day-to-day basis for over a month. "Heard learned counsel for the parties. Hearing is completed. Judgment Reserved," said the NCLAT bench comprising chairperson Justice…

Fair trade regulator CCI on Thursday alleged that Google has created a digital data hegemony and called for a market space with "free, fair and open competition".Concluding the arguments of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) before the appellate tribunal NCLAT in the Google matter, Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman said a market with greater freedom for all players would be in total sync with principles of free competition rather than the 'walled garden' approach of the internet major. On October 20…

Fair trade regulator CCI on Thursday alleged that Google has created a digital data hegemony and called for a market space with "free, fair and open competition".Concluding the arguments of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) before the appellate tribunal NCLAT in the Google matter, Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman said a market with greater freedom for all players would be in total sync with principles of free competition rather than the 'walled garden' approach of the internet major.On October 20 last…

Tech giant Google on Friday submitted before the NCLAT that there was "unfair imposition" by the competition watchdog CCI over its mobile app distribution agreement with device makers as it does not restrict from installing other apps, including that of rivals. A two-member NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan on Friday said it will start day-to-day hearing of the matter from February 23, the next date of hearing. Google while arguing its matter before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)…