Google shells out Rs. 1,338-cr penalty in Android case

Monopoly Abuse

- First big tech company to pay penalty in India

- Google alleged that CCI copy-pasted parts of a European court order

- CCI also imposed Rs936.44 cr fine in Play Store case

New Delhi: In probably the first case of a Big Tech giant paying a penalty to the Indian regulators as the government aims to bring a new Digital India Act, Google has paid the entire penalty amount of Rs1,337.76 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Android case. Reliable sources told IANS on Tuesday that the entire penalty amount has been deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India, within the 30-day deadline given by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in its order.

The Indian market regulator had imposed the penalty on Google in October 2022 for allegedly exploiting its dominant position in the Android market.