Google charged with rigging search results in India by CCI

Flipkart, Facebook, Nokia's maps division, MakeMy-Trip.com and several other companies had corraborated complaints that US internet giant Google had abused its dominant market position, in their response to queries raised by the Competition Commission of India, The Economic Times reported.

On the basis of the responses from 30  businesses extending across search, social networks, ecommerce, travel and content sites, the CCI director-general last week filed a report accusing Google of abusing its dominant position to rig search results, both the actual search result as also sponsored links.

This marked the first case globally where an antitrust body had formally raised such charges against Google.

The complaints were initially filed by Bharat Matrimony and a Jaipur-based not-for-profit Consumer Unity and Trust Society.

Microsoft had in a lengthy submission alleged that Google's had abused its power, according to The Economic Times which claims to have seen the report.

Responses were also received from Map-MyIndia.com, Hungama Digital and GroupM.