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ARTICLE · 10 OCTOBER 2025

CCI's Google Play Ruling: Key Insights On Competition Law And Digital Platforms

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently dismissed allegations of abuse of dominant position against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, and Google India Private Limited (collectively, Google), filed by Liberty Infospace Pvt. Ltd.

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Aditi Rana
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Introduction

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently dismissed allegations of abuse of dominant position against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, and Google India Private Limited (collectively, Google), filed by Liberty Infospace Pvt. Ltd. The Commission, acting under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002, which empowers it to close a case at the preliminary stage where no prima facie violations appear, found no prima facie case of contravention and consequently ordered closure of the proceedings.

The matter centered on the termination of the Liberty Infospace's developer account on the Google Play Store, raising questions on whether Google's account-suspension policies and enforcement mechanisms amounted to an abuse of its dominant position in the Android app-store ecosystem.

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