SC to decide forum for Google billing disputes
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will examine whether a civil court or the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can hear petitions by application developers challenging Google India’s Google Play Billing System and User Choice Billing, which mandate service fees ranging from 15-30% from the developers.
Questioning the app developers on whether their contracts with Google allowed them to opt out of its payment system and engage other payment service providers, a bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said that the commission, being a market regulator,
