CCI Said to Have Appointed Former WhatsApp Executive, Government Officials as New Members

[ad_1] India’s antitrust body has appointed three new members to oversee cases, including a former government official from the commerce ministry and a former interim compliance officer of WhatsApp, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The new members appointed are Anil Agrawal, a former police official who recently worked at India’s commerce ministry … Read more

Google, CCI Cross-Pleas in Android Mobile Device Case to Be Heard by Supreme Court in October

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on October 10 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the android mobile device case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and … Read more

SC to Hear Pleas From Google, CCI Over NCLAT Verdict in Android Case on July 14

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on July 14 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices in the Android mobile device case. On March 29, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal … Read more

Google Said to Have Urged Supreme Court to Quash Android Antitrust Directives

[ad_1] Google has urged India’s Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google, whose Android mobile operating system … Read more

Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

[ad_1] India’s government plans to take action against Alphabet’s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India’s antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two cases, which involved abusing … Read more