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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
SC admits Google appeal of NCLAT decision in anti-competition case
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 8, 2025) admitted an appeal filed by Alphabet, the parent company of online search engine Google, against a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that partially upheld a Competition Commission of India (CCI) finding that the technology major abused its dominant position in Android device systems to indulge in anti-competitive practices. A Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha also admitted appeals filed by the Competition Commission of India and the Alliance Digital India Foundation, and listed the matter for hearing in November. Google was investigated by the CCI in 2020 for unfair billing practices on Play Store services and for promoting its own payment app, Google Pay. In 2022, the CCI concluded that Google had mandated the use of the Google Play Billing System (GPBS) for app purchases, while exempting its own apps such as YouTube. The regulator imposed a fine of ₹936.44 crore on the company. The company law appellate tribunal, while upholding several of the CCI's findings, reduced the penalty to ₹216.69 crore in a judgment delivered in March this year. In May, the tribunal reintroduced two of the CCI's directions, requiring Google to be transparent about its billing data policies and prohibiting the company from using such data to gain a competitive advantage.
Mint
3 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Supreme Court admits Google, CCI plea against NCLAT order on Android dominance
The Supreme Court accepted appeals from Google, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), and Alliance Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decision. The NCLAT had partially supported the antitrust authority's findings that Google misused its dominance in the Android ecosystem, according to a report by the Bar and Bench. The technology giant faced allegations of abuse of dominance for enforcing unfair Play Store policies and favouring its own payments app, Google Pay. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar scheduled the matter for hearing in November. The case stems from a CCI probe that began in November 2020 regarding Google's billing practices on the Play Store. In October 2022, the CCI found that Google abused its dominant market position by requiring the use of the Google Play Billing System (GPBS) for app transactions while exempting its own apps, such as YouTube, from comparable commission requirements. A fine of ₹ 936.44 crore was imposed on Google and it was ordered to stop anti-competitive practices, such as permitting third-party billing and promoting data transparency.
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Business Standard
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
SC stays Textbook Edu's plea against Google in billing policy case
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Madras High Court order that had dismissed Google India's plea against Textbook Edu Solutions. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan was hearing Google's appeal against the Madras High Court order of June 11. The High Court had dismissed Google's request to reject a plea by Textbook Edu Solutions challenging Google's new user choice billing policy. The policy required all app developers to use its Google Play Billing System (GPBS) for all transactions, including paid app downloads and in-app purchases. The developers claimed they were charged a commission ranging between 13% and 15%. Although the High Court had dismissed 13 similar suits moved against Google in the past, it refused to reject Textbook Edu's plea, stating that it did not concern Google's superior bargaining position but rather the bilateral contracts between the parties. The High Court had also rejected Google's argument that the issue should be addressed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
No respite for Google; HC rejects plea against billing policy lawsuit
Chennai: In a setback to Google India Pvt Ltd and Google India Digital Services Pvt Ltd, Madras high court dismissed their request to reject a plaint moved by Textbook Edu Solutions Pvt Ltd challenging Google's new user choice billing policy. The policy required all app developers to use its Google Play Billing System (GPBS) for all transactions, including paid app downloads and in-app purchases. The developers were charged a commission between 13% and 15%. Though the high court dismissed 13 such suits moved against Google in the past, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy refused to reject the suit moved by Textbook Edu on the ground that it does not relate to the superior bargaining position of Google but to the bilateral contracts between the parties. Rejecting the contention of Google that the issue falls under the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the court said, "…in the present suit, the plaintiff has only requested relief in relation to the specific bilateral contracts between the parties. Such in personam disputes cannot be adjudicated by the CCI." As to the argument of Google that the plaint does not disclose a cause of action, the court said, "While deciding whether a plaint discloses a cause of action, it is unnecessary to examine whether the plaintiff would be in a position to establish all elements of the cause of action so as to obtain the relief sought in the suit." It is sufficient if the averments in the plaint disclose a cause of action and the sustainability thereof is not germane at this stage, the judge added. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
