Google asks Supreme Court to quash Android antitrust directives: Report

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Google has urged India’s Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers 97% of 600 million smartphones in India, had exploited its dominant position.

It ordered Google to remove restrictions imposed on device makers, including related to the pre-installation of apps, and fined the U.S. firm $163 million, which it paid.