CCI Dismisses Abuse-of-Dominance Claim Against Google Over Play Store Termination

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint by Liberty Infospace Pvt Ltd accusing Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, and Google India Pvt Ltd of abusing their dominant position by terminating its Google Play developer account.

Liberty Infospace claimed the termination was unilateral and anti-competitive.

However, the CCI found no prima facie evidence of abuse under the Competition Act and held that the termination did not amount to anti-competitive conduct. With this, the competition regulator has closed the matter at the initial stage of scrutiny.