Delhi HC asks CCI to consider startups’ plea against Google

In a major relief to digital start-ups in the country, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider the application moved by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation challenging the American tech giant Google’s new in-app billing policy before April 26.

In its petition to the Delhi High Court, the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), whose members include the companies like Paytm, Matrimony.com and MapMyIndia, had alleged that Google was engaging in anti-competitive conduct by implementing the user choice billing system (UCB).

“There is no impediment, legal or otherwise, in directing the CCI to take up the applications under Section 42 of Competition Act as filed by the petitioner