CCI orders probe against Google on Winzo’s complaint
Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday ordered a probe against Google for an alleged breach of antitrust rules following a complaint by online gaming company Winzo.
In an order, the regulator has asked its director general to wrap up the investigation and submit a consolidated report within 60 days.
“On a holistic consideration of the facts and circumstances of the present case, the Commission is of the prima facie view that Google appears to be in violation of Sections 4(2)(a)(i), 4(2)(b), and 4(2)© of the (Competition) Act, as detailed in this order, which warrants detailed investigation,” the CCI said in the order.
The allegations pertain to Google’s abuse of dominant position and restrictive policies towards online gaming companies, among others.
The order says Winzo has submitted that Google operates ‘Google Play’ wherein third-party app developers make available their apps to the users. It claims that “in order to host apps on Google Play, the app developers must agree with Google’s one-sided Developer Distribution Agreement and Developer Program Policies which contain unreasonable and unjust conditions”.
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