Delhi HC directs CCI to review ADIF complaint against Google
The association filed a plea seeking an urgent CCI review of Google's in-app purchase billing system that is said to come into force on April 26
The Delhi High Court has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to review the complaint filed by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against Google for anti-competitive practices.
ADIF comprises members such as Paytm, Matrimony, MapmyIndia and Truly Madly. The association filed a plea seeking an urgent CCI review of Google's in-app purchase billing system that is said to come into force on April 26.
The federation of digital entities had asked the HC to urge CCI to urgently take up its complaints against Google's user choice billing (UCB) or to put the new system under abeyance till the review.
In a verdict that spanned 38 pages, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said “there is no impediment, legal or otherwise, in directing the CCI to take up the applications” under the Competition Act.
On April 20, Delhi High Court has reserved its judgement in the petition filed by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
