Google appealed to Supreme Court of India to challenge antitrust decision
2023.01.07 08:59
Google appealed to Supreme Court of India to challenge antitrust decision
Budrigannews.com – According to court records from Saturday, Google has filed a legal challenge in India’s Supreme Court to stop a ruling by the country’s antitrust watchdog that will force the American company to change how it markets its Android platform.
The Alphabet (NASDAQ:) was penalized in October by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Exploiting its dominant position in the market for Android, which powers 97% of smartphones in India and is a crucial growth region for the U.S. giant, earned Inc. unit $161 million.
Google suffered a setback on Wednesday when an appeals tribunal denied its request to block the antitrust ruling, which led to the challenge. The company argued that the CCI’s orders will harm its established business model and consumer interests.
According to the records of the Supreme Court, Google filed a challenge to the tribunal’s decision on Saturday. A date for the hearing has not yet been set.
Google’s planned strategy was first reported on Thursday by Reuters.
Earlier this week, sources told Reuters that Google sees a legal challenge as its last chance to stop the CCI’s ruling, which requires the company to change its business model on January 19.
According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Google’s filing with the Supreme Court aims to delay the CCI decision while its appeal is heard.
Google has been concerned about the Indian decision because the remedies ordered are thought to be more extensive than the landmark 2018 decision by the European Commission to impose unconstitutional restrictions on Android device manufacturers. In that case, Google has challenged the record-setting $4.3 billion fine.
In October, the CCI decided that Google’s Play Store licensing “shall not be linked with the requirement of pre-installing” Google search services, Chrome, YouTube, or any other Google applications.
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