Google Requests Supreme Court to quash Android Antitrust directives Against Company

Reuters report quoted sources as saying that Google has argued in the court that it has not misused its position in the market and it should not be made responsible for paying the penalty. Along with this, the company has also sought permission to tell how users and developers have benefited from Android. In this case, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had found Google guilty of misusing its dominant position in the market. There are reports that CCI has also filed an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking to dismiss the tribunal’s decision to give some relief to Google.

Of the 60 crore smartphones in the country, about 97 percent run on Android. This figure is about 75 percent for the approximately 55 crore smartphones in Europe. CCI had imposed a fine of about $ 161 million on Alphabet in October last year for misusing its dominant position in the Android market. CCI had also asked the company to change the way it markets its Android system. CCI had directed the company that it should not impose any conditions on app developers which are unfair or discriminatory.

Recently, Shark Tank India judge and businessman Anupam Mittal had described Google’s billing system as “illegal” and termed Alphabet, which runs it, as ‘Digital East India Company’. He had said that Google has violated the laws of the country. Along with this, Mittal had expressed hope that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will pay attention to this issue. Last month, Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Reuters in an interview that such cases are serious and the central government is worried and action will be taken against Google.