Google has been fined Rs 136 crore for unfair business practices by the Competition Commission of India.&nbsp;

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The commission said Google had abused its dominant position in online general web search and web search advertising services in India.&nbsp;

The order was passed in response to information filed by Matrimony.com Limited and Consumer Unity &amp; Trust Society (CUTS) in 2012.&nbsp;

The penalty on Google was imposed after taking into account its revenue from its India ops only.&nbsp;

Google was in 2017 fined a record &euro;2.4bn by the EU, again for similar wrongdoing.&nbsp;

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The commission said Google had abused its dominant position in online general web search and web search advertising services in India

Google has been fined Rs 136 crore for unfair business practices by the Competition Commission of India. Competition Commission of India imposed penalty of Rs 135.86 Cr upon Google after finding that it abused its dominant position in online general web search & web search advertising services in India. Penalty imposed after taking into account its revenue from its India ops only. — ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2018 × The commission said Google had abused its dominant position in online general web search and web search advertising services in India. The order was passed in response to information filed by Matrimony.com Limited and Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) in 2012. The penalty on Google was imposed after taking into account its revenue from its India ops only. Google was in 2017 fined a record €2.4bn by the EU, again for similar wrongdoing.

Google fined Rs 136 crore for unfair business practices in India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was slapped with a fine of Rs 52.24 crore on Wednesday.&nbsp;

The fine was imposed by Competition Commission for anti-competitive practices regarding IPL media rights.&nbsp;

The Commission issued a 44-page order. The order stated that the penalty of Rs 52.24 crore accounts to nearly 4.48 per cent of the Cricket board&#39;s relevant turnover in the last three financial years.&nbsp;

The average turnover of the BCCI for the past three financial years 2013-2016, is Rs 1,164.7 crore.&nbsp;

&quot;The assessment of the Commission clearly brings out that the impugned clause in the IPL (Indian Premier League) Media Rights Agreement has been pursued by BCCI consciously to protect the commercial interest of the bidders of broadcasting rights as well as the economic interest of BCCI,&quot; it said.

The watchdog had penalised the Cricket board with a fine of Rs 52.24 crore in 2013 as well.&nbsp;

(With inputs from PTI)

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The fine was imposed by Competition Commission for anti-competitive practices regarding IPL media rights

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was slapped with a fine of Rs 52.24 crore on Wednesday. The fine was imposed by Competition Commission for anti-competitive practices regarding IPL media rights. The Commission issued a 44-page order. The order stated that the penalty of Rs 52.24 crore accounts to nearly 4.48 per cent of the Cricket board's relevant turnover in the last three financial years. The average turnover of the BCCI for the past three financial years 2013-2016, is Rs 1,164.7 crore. "The assessment of the Commission clearly brings out that the impugned clause in the IPL (Indian Premier League) Media Rights Agreement has been pursued by BCCI consciously to protect the commercial interest of the bidders of broadcasting rights as well as the economic interest of BCCI," it said. The watchdog had penalised the Cricket board with a fine of Rs 52.24 crore in 2013 as well. (With inputs from PTI)

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