Google Directed to Pay 10 Percent of Rs 1,337.76 Crore CCI Penalty by NCLAT

The NCLAT has issued notices to the Competition Commission of India and the matter will be listed on February 13, for hearing over an interim stay.

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 4 January 2023 13:10 IST

Google Directed to Pay 10 Percent of Rs 1,337.76 Crore CCI Penalty by NCLAT

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Google had approached the NCLAT to challenge the CCI order

Highlights

Google was fined Rs 1,337.76 crore by the CCI last October
The NCLAT will hear the company's appeal against the order next month
The tribunal refused Google's request for immediate stay on the penalty

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday directed Google to pay 10 percent of the Rs 1,337.76-crore penalty imposed on the tech giant by fair trade regulator CCI. A two-member bench, however, declined to grant any immediate stay the operations of Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalty and said it would pass any order after hearing out other parties.

The appellate tribunal has issued notices to CCI and directed to list the matter on February 13, for hearing over an interim stay.

The NCLAT direction came over a petition filed by Google, challenging the CCI order on the tech giant abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android mobile device ecosystem, saying the verdict is a setback for Indian users and will make such devices more expensive in the country.

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On October 20 last year, CCI slapped a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices. In the October ruling, CCI had also ordered the internet major to cease and desist from various unfair business practices.

This was challenged by Google before the NCLAT, which is an appellate authority over the CCI against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the regulator.

In its petition, Google had sought an interim stay over the penalty.

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Android has greatly benefitted Indian users, developers, and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and powered India's digital transformation, Google had said.

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It also alleged that the Director General (DG) has copy-pasted paragraphs from the rulings of foreign authorities.

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