Indian startups laud Supreme Court's ruling in Google-CCI case

As per CCI's order, Google shall not deny access to its Play Services Application Programming Interfaces to disadvantage OEMs, app developers and its competitors

Several Indian startups have lauded the Supreme Court's decision on Google-CCI order saying it may lead to a better user experience, more products and a level playing field for competitors of Google.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the order passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directing Google to deposit 10 per cent of a penalty of Rs 1,337 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on the finding of abuse of its dominant position in the Android ecosystem.

More importantly, the apex court denied any relief to the tech giant in complying with the