Competition Commission Rejects Google's Claims Of Report Leakage

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Competitors Commission of India has actually denied Google's allegation of dripping personal reportsThe Competitors Commission of India
(CCI) on Monday rejected dripping any personal reports as alleged by Google LLC through a plea in Delhi High Court.CCI through Senior
Citizen Advocate N Venkataraman told Court that the leak being alleged by Google is not from the CCI and no secret information regarding the
investigation has actually been leaked from the commission.A bench of Justice Rekha Palli handled record the statement made by CCI and said
nothing made it through in the matter.The court while getting rid of the matter given liberty to Google to approach the Delhi High Court in
case of any additional leak in the media on confidential aspects of the investigation.Earlier, Senior citizen Supporter N Venkataraman
appeared for CCI in the matter had actually stated that Google ought to take legal action against media homes that published so-called
private reports in case of any damages
We strongly condemn the accusations levelled by Google on a federal government body
There is no single proof that we have done it, submitted the Senior Advocate.Senior Supporter Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Google LLC
and sent that CCI is routinely leaking reports, a protective order is required, there is a direct leak of the private report, which protests
the guidelines
This is occurring constantly, then what is the need for this privacy requirement? There is a complete rejection of natural justice, Mr
Singhvi added.Senior Advocate Arun Kathapalia also appeared in addition to Mr Singhvi for Google who is the petitioner in the matter.Tech
huge Google recently had actually submitted a writ petition in Delhi High Court declaring a personal interim fact-finding report sent by the
Director General's office to the Competitors Commission of India relating to an ongoing investigation into Google's Android mobile phone
contracts was dripped to the media.Google in a press declaration specified that, on September 18, 2021, a personal interim fact-finding
report was submitted by the Director General's office to the Competitors Commission of India associating with an ongoing investigation
into Google's Android smartphone contracts was leaked to the media
Google has not yet gotten or evaluated this confidential report, the statement stated.Commenting on the petition with the high court, a
Google spokesperson stated, we are deeply concerned that the Director General's report, which contains our confidential information in an
ongoing case, was leaked to the media while in the CCI's custody