India, May 10 -- The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has sought responses from Google on startup's plea against the Competition Commission of India (CCI)'s refusal to a stay on the Play Store billing policy.

The responses were sought by the watchdog on Friday (May 10) and listed the case for next hearing on May 24.

The appeal was moved by Kuku FM, Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) and Shaadi.com, Moneycontrol reported.

Commenting on the matter, Shaadi.com's founder and CEO Anupam Mittal told Inc42, ". we are happy with the progress, and the courts and authorities appear to recognize that Google & other Big Tech gatekeepers will not be allowed to collect tolls from India's entrepreneurs by abusing their m...