Google’s new payment policy: Delhi HC asks CCI to take up plea by April 26

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to decide on the plea by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) against Google’s billing policy on or before April 26.

The ADIF, which represents a group of digital start-ups, had filed a petition to suspend Google’s new in-app billing fee system, called the User Choice Billing (UCB) system, until the CCI investigates the tech giant for alleged non-compliance with its directives. The group alleged that despite the antitrust watchdog’s directive, which required Google to allow the use of third-party billing services for in-app payments, the UCB system would charge a high service fee.