Google India Fined

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  Delhi High Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine On Google. Here's Why

  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday while dismissing its appeal imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on Google for representing wrong facts and for its failure to disclose the information regarding the refusal of the patent by the European Patent Office (EPO).

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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 India Fined Rs 1,337 Crore For Unfair Practices: 10 Facts

  Google has been ordered by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to pay a fine of Rs 1337.76 crore within 30 days. The penalty was imposed on the tech giant for indulging in unfair trade practices.

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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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  Android Dominance: Supreme Court Rejects Google's Request Against Rs 1,337 Crore Penalty

  The Supreme Court today refused to entertain the plea of US tech giant Google against an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refusing an interim stay on the competition regulator imposing a Rs 1,337 crore penalty on it.

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  Supreme Court To Hear Google's Request Over Android Fine Tomorrow

  The Supreme Court today posted for hearing on January 19 an appeal of Google India against a ruling of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which refused to stay a Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty imposed on the technology

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  Supreme Court To Hear Google's Request Over Android Fine On Wednesday

  The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on January 18 a plea of US tech giant Google against an order of the NCLAT refusing an interim stay on the competition regulator imposing a Rs 1,337 crore penalty on it.

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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 ...