Google has filed a legal challenge in India's Supreme Court to block a ruling by the country's antitrust watchdog that will force the U.S. company to change how it markets its Android platform, reported Reuters.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Google unit $162 million for exploiting its dominant position in the India’s market for Android, which is a key growth region for the U.S. giant.
Android powers 97% of smartphones in India.
The challenge comes after Google suffered a setback on Wednesday when an appeals tribunal rejected its request to block the antitrust ruling. The company argued that implementation of the CCI's directives will hurt its long-standing business model and consumer interests.
Sources earlier this week told Reuters that Google considers a legal challenge as its last hope of blocking the ruling of the CCI, whose directives kick in on Jan. 19.
