New Delhi: Google on Thursday, September 23, said it has moved the Delhi high court against the leak of antitrust body CCI’s confidential report on investigation against the tech giant.Google, in a statement, said it aims to prevent any further unlawful disclosures of confidential findings by the investigative arm of Competition Commission of India (CCI).Google India press statement. pic.twitter.com/GDZAdw90LH— Aditya Kalra (@adityakalra) September 23, 2021The tech giant noted that it has “not yet received or reviewed this confidential report”.“Google filed a writ petition in the Delhi HC seeking redress in this matter, specifically protesting against the breach of confidence which impairs Google’s ability to defend itself and harms Google and its partners,” it added.Last week, reports had stated that CCI’s investigation arm, the Director General (DG), has found that Google indulged in unfair business practices in relation to Android.Reuters, which had examined the report, had found allegation in it that Google abused the dominant position of its Android operating system in India, using its “huge financial muscle” to illegally hurt competitors.The report also said Google reduced “the ability and incentive of device manufacturers to develop and sell devices operating on alternative versions of Android.”Also read: India Watchdog CCI Probes Accusations That Google Abused AndroidAfter finding alleged violation of competition norms, CCI – in early 2019 – had ordered a detailed probe against Google in this regard.“We are deeply concerned that the Director General’s Report, which contains our confidential information in an ongoing case, was leaked to the media while in the CCI’s custody.“Protecting confidential information is fundamental to any governmental investigation, and we are pursuing our legal right to seek redress and prevent any further unlawful disclosures,” a Google spokesperson said in the statement.The spokesperson added that the company cooperated fully and maintained confidentiality throughout the investigative process.“… We hope and expect the same level of confidentiality from the institutions we engage with,” the spokesperson added.The company stated that the DG’s findings “do not reflect the final decision of the CCI” and the submission of the investigation report is an interim procedural step.“Google has not yet had the opportunity to review the DG’s findings, much less submit its defence of any allegations,” the statement said.Reuters had reported that the CCI report says Google submitted at least 24 responses during the probe, defending itself and arguing it was not hurting competition.The 750-page report finds the mandatory pre-installation of apps “amounts to imposition of unfair condition on the device manufacturers” in violation of India’s competition law, while the company leveraged the position of its Play Store app store to protect its dominance.Play Store policies were “one-sided, ambiguous, vague, biased and arbitrary”, while Android has been “enjoying its dominant position” in licensable operating systems for smartphones and tablets since 2011, the report says.(With agency inputs)