NCLAT slashes CCI penalty on Google by 76% to Rs 217-crore

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday upheld the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) October 2022 order that penalised Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies. It, however, reduced the monetary penalty imposed by CCI on the tech giant by 76% from Rs 936.44 crore to Rs 216.69 crore.

The appellate tribunal held that any penalty calculation should be limited to the relevant turnover.