Google appeals the NCLAT’s refusal to stay the CCI fine to the Supreme Court
- ByStartupStory | January 9, 2023
According to court records released on Saturday, Google has filed a legal challenge in India’s Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the nation’s antitrust authority that will require the American giant to alter how it promotes its Android platform.
The Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) division was fined $161 million by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October for abusing its dominating position in the Android market, which runs 97% of Indian smartphones and is a major growth area for the American behemoth. The lawsuit was filed after Google was unsuccessful in its attempt to get the antitrust verdict blocked on Wednesday. The corporation contended that the CCI’s recommendations will harm both its long-standing business model and the interests of consumers.
According to Supreme Court records, Google challenged the tribunal’s decision on Saturday. A hearing date has not yet been scheduled.
On Thursday, Reuters was the first to report on Google’s intended course of action.
Earlier this week, sources told Reuters that Google believes a court appeal is its final chance to stop the CCI’s decision, which will force the corporation to alter its business model starting on January 19.
According to a person with knowledge of the situation on Saturday, Google’s Supreme Court submission aims to put the CCI decision on pause while its appeal is heard.
Due to the fact that the Indian judgement’s mandated remedies are viewed as being more extensive than the European Commission’s historic 2018 decision for placing unjustified restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices, Google has been concerned about the verdict. Google has contested the case’s record $4.3 billion fine. No immediate response was received from a Google spokesman.
Google’s Play Store licensing “shall not be linked with the requirement of pre-installing” Google search services, the Chrome browser, YouTube, or any other Google applications, the CCI declared in October.
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