The Competition Commission of India (herein after CCI)
passed an order dated October 20, 2022, imposing a monetary penalty
of INR 13,37,00,00,000 (USD) on Google for abusing its dominant
position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem
under Section 271 of the Competition Act, 2002
(hereinafter the Act). Apart from the monetary penalty,
CCI had additionally issued a cease and desist order against Google
for indulging in any acts in contravention of Section 42
of the said Act.
Brief background to the matter
In the present information filed by the Informants i.e. Mr.
Umar Javeed, Ms. Sukarma Thapar and Mr. Aaqib Javeed under
Section 19(1) (a) of the Competition Act, 2002 against Google LLC
and Google India Private Limited (herein after Google)
alleging abuse of dominant position by Google in the mobile
operating system relating to markets by entering into restricting
agreements contravening the provisions of Section 43 of
the said Act.