Searches that mislead: Lessons from CCI's order against Google

The Competition Commission of India has imposed a fine of Rs 1.36 billion on Google after finding that the Internet giant exhibited a “search bias” by displaying search results in a fashion harmful to competitors and, indirectly, to users, thereby  abusing its dominant market position. The CCI issued this ruling in a 190-page judgment after completing a five-year investigation of multiple complaints. The first complaints were made in 2012 by Bharat Matrimony.com and Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS). These were followed by complaints from many other companies. The CCI found Google guilty on three counts of abusing dominance while clearing