CCI’s INR 936 Cr Penalty Was Amorphous: Google To NCLAT
Google argued before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that the penalty of INR 936 Cr imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the company was unfounded. Google's counsel claimed that the charges were based on assumptions and that there was no violation of regulations. The counsel also mentioned that the Google Play Billing System (GPBS) and Google Pay do not prevent other payment processors from entering the Indian market. The CCI was accused of ignoring that Google follows regulations for its UPI app, Google Pay. The CCI recently ordered a probe into Google's user choice billing system.