Competition Commission of India fines Google Rs.136 crore for search bias

The Competition Commission has imposed a fine of around 136 crore rupees on search engine major Google for unfair business practices in the Indian market for online search. 

Passing the order on complaints, filed in 2012, the regulator said the penalty is being



imposed on Google for infringing anti-trust conduct. 

It was alleged that Google is indulging in abuse of dominant position in the market for online search through practices leading to search bias and search manipulation, among others.