Google’s penalty reduced to Rs 216 crore as NCLAT upholds CCI’s Play Store order

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) upheld an order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Google. In its order, the regulator CCI stated that Google abused its dominant position regarding Play Store policies. However, NCLAT has reduced the penalty imposed on Google from Rs 936.44 crore to Rs 216 crore. A two-member bench of the NCLAT, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra, stated that Google “has abused its dominant position and has violated Section.” The bench also said that in some sections, violation was “not proved, but penalty was still leviable on proof of violation.”

NCLAT reduces Google’s penalty to Rs 216 crore