EXPLORING AND ASSESSING EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES EXERCISED BY GOOGLE IN THE MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM MARKET WITH THE HELP OF MADA AND AFA

ABSTRACT This paper is basically deals with the hypothesis that Google exercises unfair tactics according to Competition Act, in lieu of maintaining the dominant position in the market and exclude other player from the market. Paper is divided into six part, firstly in the introductory part the main concern is to find out the current literature relevant to the research such as MADA and AFA nature, steps take by the international bodies regarding the exclusionary practices of Google Android, second part of the paper deals with the Google Business Model and Licensing system ex. how they earn profit by providing Android on zero cost to the hardware manufacturer, use of MADA and AFA as a contractual agreement between hardware manufacturer and Google, thirdly what are the restriction and effect of restriction imposed by MADA and AFA on hardware manufacturer, fourthly legal assessment of these regulation in the light of Indian and European legislation, fifthly paper deals with the potential remedies against exclusionary and unfair practices, lastly the conclusion part where the integration of Indian law and international law has been discussed which can be beneficial for restricting such kind of prctises and what are the threat competing operator get from Google Android unfair behavior.