Madras High Court grants interim relief to Disney+ Hotstar in Google Play Store

Madras High Court grants interim relief to Disney+ Hotstar in Google Play Store

The court restrains Google from delisting Disney+ Hotstar from the app store.

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Mumbai: The Madras High Court has granted interim relief to Star India's subsidiary Novi Digital Entertainment after it filed a plea against Google Play Store's new billing system, according to media reports. The court has restrained Google from delisting Disney+ Hotstar from the app store.

The court has also asked Novi Digital to pay a four per cent commission to Google on the downloads through the Play Store.

The company has told the court that as per the new billing policy app developers have to pay 11 per cent fee to Google Pay even if they opt for a third-party payment system.