Google, the company behind Android, has postponed its plans to start imposing the Google Play payment system on Indian developers on October 31. Today, the business updated its help page to make the plan public. The action was taken less than a week after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined the corporation twice in a row for violating the nation's competition law.

We are suspending enforcement of the requirement that developers utilise Google Play's billing system for transactions involving customers in India as a result of the CCI's recent decision while we examine our legal options and make sure we can continue to invest in Android. 

The CCI concluded its more than 12-month inquiry into Google on October 25 by finding that the company's choice to force the Play Billing system on developers was anti-competitive. The competition watchdog penalised Google 936 crore for abusing its market dominance and requested that it permit third-party payments on its platform.

The decision came a few days after another 1337.76 crore fine for abusing market dominance in Android mobile devices. A third instance using the company's AndroidTV operating system and associated contracts is being looked into by the regulator.

Google had stated that it is analysing the CCI's judgement in a statement following its ruling. However, it is widely anticipated that the corporation will appeal the CCI's decision in court.

Since September of this year, it has been operating a test programme that enables developers in India to use third-party payments, but many continue to criticise the costs the firm charges.

Developers and entrepreneurs in the nation want to increase lobbying efforts against the fees Google levies for selling apps and services through the Play Store, as Mint reported on October 28. For the first million dollars in revenues collected, the corporation now charges a 15% fee; beyond that, it rises to 30%. Google's commission is lowered to 4% for those who make use of outside payment processors.