Google withdraws plea against order on CCI probe into billing system

Google on Thursday withdrew its appeal against the order of a single judge of the Delhi high court asking the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to hear applications moved by Indian startups against Google’s user choice billing system.

Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, who appeared for Google, told the court that the order was passed by a single judge when the CCI did not have the quorum to hear the plea.

The CCI, however, now has the quorum and has been hearing the plea by startups, he noted. Google’s counsel further told the court that while the company wishes to withdraw the appeal, it would like to keep the questions of law open.