CCI move to choke Android: Google

Google has informed the Supreme Court that an order of the Indian anti-trust watchdog may stall the operations of its Android platform.

The Competition Commission of India order — that asked the tech giant to change its Android practices — risks harm to Indian consumers apart from affecting public interest by restricting app developers and preventing competition, stated Google’s filing to the apex court, which is not public. The October 20 order also fined the company Rs 1,337 crore for abusing its dominant position in the Android platform.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed for January 16 Google’s plea to stay the Competition Commission order that pulled up the online search giant for abusing its “dominant position” and resorting to “unfair practices” on the Android platform.