The NCLAT, on January 4, had refused to grant an interim stay on the competition regulator’s order imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore on Google and asked it to deposit 10% of the amount. file | Photo Credit: Reuters
The Supreme Court on January 11 agreed to hear US tech giant Google’s plea against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order refusing to grant an interim stay on imposition of ₹1,337 crore fine on the competition regulator. went.
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A division bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha took note of the submissions of senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for the American firm, and said it would list the plea for hearing on Monday.
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The senior counsel submitted that extraordinary directions have been passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the order has to be complied with by January 19.
“There has been no finding of abuse of dominance,” he added.
The NCLAT had on January 4 refused to grant an interim stay on the order of the competition regulator which imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore on Google. asked to deposit 10%,
The NCLAT accepted the search giant’s challenge to a penalty of ₹1,337.76 crore imposed by the CCI for abusing the dominant position of its Android smartphone operating system in the country.
The CCI had in October last year asked Google to allow smartphone users on the Android platform to uninstall apps and let them choose the search engine of their choice.
This order was to be effective from January 19.