Google has asked the tribunal to set aside the CCI order and the matter will be heard on Wednesday.
The Indian competition decision came as Google escalated the antitrust probe around the world. Google licenses its Android system to smartphone makers, but critics say it imposes restrictions that are anti-competitive.
The US firm says Android has created more choice for everyone and such agreements help keep the operating system free. Counterpoint Research estimates that 75% of the 550 million smartphones in Europe run on Android, while 97% of the 600 million devices in India run on it.
The CCI ruled in October that the licensing of Google’s own Play Store “shall not be linked to the requirement to pre-install Google search services, the Chrome browser, YouTube or any other Google application.”
In its appeal, Google alleges that the CCI found antitrust violations only related to the Google Search app, Chrome browser and YouTube, but its order “extends beyond that”.
Separately, Google has also appealed against another Indian antitrust ruling where it was fined $113 million for restricting the use of third-party billing or payment processing services in India. The appeal is yet to be heard.