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  Disney Said to Approach Court in Legal Challenge Against Google's In-App Billing System

  Disney is said to have approached a court in India in a legal challenge to the search giant's in-app billing system, weeks after the Competition Commission of India opened an inquiry into Google in May after complaints from Match and startups in the country. The CCI last year fined Google and directed it to allow the use of third-party billing sys...

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  Google Accuses CCI of Ordering Changes to Its Business Model to Protect Amazon

  Google has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of ordering changes to its business model "only to protect" rival Amazon. Amazon earlier complained about its struggles to develop a modified version of the Android system due to Google's restrictions. Google has approached the Supreme Court of India to quash the CCI's October order aski...

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  Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

  India's government plans to take action against Alphabet's Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two cases, which involved abusi...

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  Google Says in Compliance With CCI Order Regarding Play Store's Payments Policy

  Google on Wednesday said its Google Play's payments policy is compliant with the anti-trust watchdog CCI's order and it is pushing ahead with plans to enforce the policy in the country. Three routes are available for app developers — using Google Play's billing system, an alternative billing system called the user choice billing system alongside ...

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  No Charge on Normal UPI Payments, 1.1 Percent Fee to Be Levied on PPI Merchant Transactions: NPCI

  National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in a statement.

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  Google Calls CCI Fine Over Mobile App Distribution 'Unfair Imposition'

  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 d...

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  Supreme Court Dismisses Google's Plea to Modify January 19 Order Upholding NCLAT Decision on CCI Penalty

  Google's plea seeking a modification of the Supreme Court's January 19 order upholding the NCLAT's view on a penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), directing the company to raise its grievances during hearing of its appeal before the NCLAT next week.

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  Google Loses Bid to Block CCI's Ruling in Supreme Court, Vows to Cooperate With Antitrust Authority

  Google said it would cooperate with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) after the US tech giant lost its bid to halt a recent order by the antitrust body. The firm's setback will force Google to change the business model of its popular Android operating system in India, a key growth market for the company.

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  CCI Denies Google Allegations That It 'Copy-Pasted' EU’s Antitrust Order on Android

  The Competitions Commission of India has denied allegations by Google that its investigators had "copy-pasted" parts of a European ruling against the US firm for abusing the market dominance of its Android platform. The comments came at a hearing in India's Supreme Court, where Google is seeking to block the CCI ruling.

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  Google Says CCI Orders Strike Blow at Digital Adoption in India, Will Lead to Higher Prices

  Google on Friday hit out at the competition regulator for slapping penalties for alleged abuse of its dominant position, saying the orders strike a blow at the effort to accelerate digital adoption in India and will lead to higher prices. Failing to secure an interim relief on more than Rs. 2,200 crore fine imposed by the Competition Commission of ...

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  Google Refused to Be Given Interim Stay on CCI Fine by NCLAT

  Google on Wednesday was refused to be given an interim stay on the competition regulator imposing a Rs. 936-crore penalty on the US tech giant for abusing its dominant position in the market. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal directed Google to deposit 10 percent of the fine that was slapped by the Competition Commission of India in a cas...

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  Google’s Appeal Against NCLAT’s Refusal to Stay CCI Fine to Be Heard on January 16

  Google’s appeal against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's refusal to stay Rs. 1,337.76 crore penalty imposed on the technology giant by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for alleged anti-competitive practices will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, January 16. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasi...

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  Google Denied Temporary Relief In Rs 936 Crore Antitrust Fine

  The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday declined to grant interim relief to Google seeking a stay on competition watchdog CCI's penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on the tech giant for abusing its dominant position with respect to Play Store policies.

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  Google Warns Android Growth in India on the Brink of Stalling Due to CCI Order in Supreme Court Challenge

  Google has challenged an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for exploiting its dominant position in Android, arguing that its Android ecosystem is on the brink of stalling in India. The filing in the apex court for the first time quantifies the impact and details the changes the company will need to make.

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  Google Said to Be Preparing to Approach Supreme Court to Block CCI's Android Antitrust Ruling

  Google is said to be preparing to challenge an order by the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) in the Supreme Court, days after the NCLAT turned down its request to block the ruling by the antitrust watchdog. The firm has also alleged in its filings that the CCI's investigation unit copied parts of a European 2018 ruling against the company.