The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday upheld the penalty of Rs 1,337 crore imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). However, it set aside certain directions issued by the commission.
The NCLAT bench comprising chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and member Alok Srivastava said that the CCI investigation was not in violation of the principles of natural justice.
In its order, the court has quashed the directions issued in Paragraphs 617.3, 617.9, 617.10, and 617.7 of the CCI order.
617.3- Google shall not deny acces to its play services Application Programming Interface (APIs) to disdvantage Original
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