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Google said it does not agree with the Korean FTCs decision, claiming it has not violated any local competition laws.

The punishment came as the U.S.-based global tech giant made shady agreements with South Korean mobile game companies.

According to Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman, when abuse of dominance is removed, it allows for free and fair market play for scientific development and innovation

Google has been ordered by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to pay a fine of Rs 1337.76 crore within 30 days. The penalty was imposed on the tech giant for indulging in unfair trade practices.

Google will have to pay the penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore imposed by the fair trade regulator CCI, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ruled today.

The SC bench asked, "will Google practice the same regime in place in India as you have in Europe?"

Google has approached the Supreme Court, saying its appeal before NCLAT against CCI order, on abuse of dominant position in the Android mobile device ecosystem, would become a ‘fait accompli’ as the appellate tribunal has refused to put a stay and listed hearing of its plea almost 10 weeks after the tech giant is required to comply with the remedial directions.

The Appellate Tribunal listed the matter for final hearing on April 3 considering the urgency shown by Google for interim relief.

Not just Google, but even some Indian phone manufacturers disagree with the CCI’s remedies.

The probe found that Google had violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers.