Recently it was reported that the supreme court of India will hear Google’s Appeal on 10th Oct 2023 – its filing against the recent CCI’s judgments. CCI (Competition Commission of India) of India vide its order dated 20th Oct 2022 & 25th Oct 2022 has imposed penalties (Rs 1337 & 936 Cr) on Google and also asked the company to comply with its suggested remedies. NCLAT – the appellate body, by its order dated 29th March 2023, upheld most remedies, barring a few. The purpose of this note is to discuss the key issue in simple layman’s terms and understand what possible leverage Google has (legal vs business) in preventing the dilution of its business interests.
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