India, March 29 -- Bengaluru The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday slashed the penalty imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for abusing its dominant position in relation to Play Store policies, reducing it from Rs.936.44 crore to Rs.216.69 crore.

A bench of NCLAT chairperson justice Ashok Bhushan and technical member Arun Baroka partly upheld CCI's 2022 findings against Alphabet Inc, Google's parent company, but recomputed the penalty amount, citing a fresh evaluation. Google has already deposited 10% of the revised penalty and has been directed to pay the remaining sum within 30 days.

The order came on Google's appeal against CCI's October 25, 2022 decision that found the company guilty...