Google was found guilty of policy violation, but NCLT reduced a fine of Rs 936 crore to Rs 216 crore

Google News: NCLAT has given relief to Google from fine, which was found guilty of violating the Play Store policy in India. Google was first given 1000 rupees. A fine of Rs 936 crore was imposed. Now it has been reduced to Rs 200. A provision of Rs 216 crore has been made. Google has been found guilty of violating the policies of its play store in India. For this, NCLAT has reduced the fine imposed on them.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCIA) convicting Google, but has reduced the amount of fine to be repaid. The CCI said that Google has misused its Play Store policy, which is against the rules of fair business behavior. Google’s policy is contrary to competition rules.

CCI has imposed a fine of Rs 1000 on Google. A fine of Rs 936 crore was imposed. But the fine imposed by NCLAT on Google is Rs 25 lakh. 216 crore rupees has been done. A two -member bench of NCLAT of Justice Ashok Bhushan and technical member Varun Mitra said that Google has misused its strong position which is against the rules.

According to NCLAT, ten percent of the fine has been deposited before Google’s appeal. In such a situation, the remaining amount will have to be deposited within 90 days from today. The fine was imposed on Google by CCI in 2022. CCI’s decision was challenged by Google’s original company Alphabet. Along with the fine, the CCI also directed the technology company to issue corrective measures to prevent improperly trading and remove anti-competition concerns within the specified time limit.