Google Case: Shock to Google from Supreme Court, refusal to stay order on fine of 1338 crores

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing the tech giant’s plea seeking a stay on the Competition Commission of India (CCI), asked Google’s counsel to look into the kind of authority it has in the matter of dominance. The Competition Commission has ordered a fine of Rs 1,337 crore on it. Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud told senior advocate A.M. Told Singhvi, Dr. Singhvi, whatever you have given us in terms of data, it is actually against your logic. What kind of authority do you look at, in terms of dominance data it indicates 15,000 Android models, 500 million compatible devices 1500 OEMs. When you have that kind of market, insisting that I have my bouquet, you are directly influencing. The Chief Justice said that what the OEM does has an impact on the end consumer.

I am just one of the other players in this ecosystem, and people choose Google Play Store because of its excellence and not dominance, Singhvi said. He asked that if Android was not there, would this revolution in telephony have happened? Singhvi argued that it is free, not exclusive, what else can you do? On January 11, the Supreme Court had agreed to examine an appeal by Google against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) judgment refusing to stay a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India Was. After the setback in NCLAT, Google had moved the apex court.