Google appeals against CCI's 'search bias' ruling in anti-trust case

Google abusing dominance in online web search, watchdog said; Matrimony.com complaining the search giant had got off too lightly

Internet search giant Google has filed an appeal at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against a judgement by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which found the US firm guilty of “search bias”.

The landmark judgement by the CCI in February had found Google guilty of abusing its dominance in online search and web advertising and had levied a fine of Rs 1.36 billion, or 5 per cent of its revenues in India. Google is learned to have filed the appeal against that verdict with the NCLAT on Monday.

A Google spokesperson confirmed this. “We disagree with aspects of the