Explained: Google-CCI saga and Competition Commission's shortcomings

With Google alleging that CCI copy-pasted an order passed by European Union's General Court, gaps in manpower and capacity at CCI have surfaced

It is surprising that Google waited for two months before appealing in court against the order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking it to pay a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore.

It is, however, not surprising that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refused to give an immediate stay. The two-judge bench noted that if Google could wait for so long, it could jolly well wait a bit more, in this case, February 13 for a regular hearing.

With the NCLAT order, the company was faced with a difficult choice. Either pay up at least 10 per