Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: IE
Context: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore imposed by India’s competition regulation body on Google for its anti-competitive conduct in the Android ecosystem.
- However, the NCLAT set aside some of the conditions that would have severely impacted Google’s products.
What is the issue about?
The CCI, last year, had imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore on Google for mandating pre-installation of its entire Google Mobile Suite (GMS), a family of key Google apps and services, on smartphones running on Android. This, according to the CCI, was an abuse of Google’s market dominance.
About NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (est. 2016) is also the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). NCLAT is also the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against the orders of the National Financial Reporting Authority.
About Anti-trust laws:
Antitrust laws are regulations that encourage competition by limiting the market power of any particular firm. CCI is responsible for Anti-trust laws in India.
