Google to remove 10 Indian matrimony apps from Play Store over fee dispute

New Delhi, March 2. Google is likely to drop the apps of 10 companies in India, including some prominent matrimony apps, in a dispute over service fee payments, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, potentially sparking a showdown with startup firms...

The dispute centres on the startups' efforts to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments in India, after antitrust authorities ordered it to dismantle an earlier system of charging 15% to 30%...

But Google effectively received a go-ahead to charge the fee or remove apps after two court decisions in January and February, one by the Supreme Court, not to give any relief to startups...

"For years, no court or regulator has denied Google Play's right to charge," the company said on Friday, adding that the Supreme Court on Feb. 9 also "refused to interfere" with its right to do so.. Google's app removal could anger the Indian startup community which has been protesting many of the U.S. giant's practices for years...

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