NCLAT Upholds CCI Order, Cuts Google's Penalty to ₹216 Crore

EARLIER ON OCTOBER 25, 2022, CCI HAD SLAPPED A 936 CR PENALTY ON GOOGLE FOR PLAY STORE POLICY ABUSE

- Press Trust of India

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday slashed the penalty imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for abusing its dominant position in relation to Play Store policies, reducing it from 2936.44 crore to 216.69 crore.

A bench of NCLAT chairperson justice Ashok Bhushan and technical member Arun Baroka partly upheld CCI's 2022 findings against Alphabet Inc, Google's parent company, but recomputed the penalty amount, citing a fresh evaluation. Google has already deposited 10% of the revised penalty and has been directed to pay the remaining sum within 30 days.