Start-ups move court over Google’s user choice billing policy
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Digital start-ups and app developers have moved the Supreme Court, while challenging the Madras HC Ruling on Google’s new user choice billing policy. The policy imposed a ‘Lagaan’ type service fee of up to 26% for download of paid apps and in-app purchases on the Google Play Store.
Madras HC Division Bench had dismissed the start-ups’ appeal, while re-directing their plea to the Competition Commission of India. It had allowed three weeks interim protection to the start-ups against being delisted from Google Play Store.
The stat-ups contended before the SC that if immediate protection is not granted, “Petitioners [start-ups] will suffer irreparable injury”. They sought immediate interim protection against Google delisting apps of start-ups from the Google Play Store.
In their argument, the start-ups said that they are now left “remediless” with the Madras High Court rejecting their plea and the “issues being left non- adjudicated” by CCI. The petition is listed for hearing before SC on February 9.
Some prominent names involved in the appeal before Madras HC against Google’s UCB Policy include Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, Kuku FM, TrulyMadly and QuackQuack, among others.
Further, start-ups have refrained from approaching CCI fearing continuous non-action by the regulator.
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