NCLAT For Removal Of Google’s Inputs In Judgment

New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed removal of the extracts from a confidential letter having revenue information of Google, from its last month’s judgement against the internet giant on the Play Store policy.

On March 28, the appellate tribunal had upheld fair trade regulator CCI’s finding that the company’s app store billing policy was unfair and restrictive for developers.

However, it had slashed the penalty to almost a fourth to Rs216 crore from Rs936.44 crore. Alphabet Inc and Google Inc have moved NCLAT to remove Paragraphs 97 to 100 from the 104-page order, submitting a letter dated October 6, 2022, which was a confidential document. This confidential document was in response to revenue information given by them.