Indian technology holding company Info Edge that owns, operates and invests in internet-led businesses on Saturday, March 2, said several of its mobile applications (viz. Naukri.com Job Search App, Naukri Recruiter, Naukrigulf Job Search App, 99acres Buy/Sell/Rent Property and Shiksha), have been removed/delisted from the Google Play Store.
“The removal/delisting of the Company’s mobile applications from the Google Play Store comes as a surprise to the Company, since this action was taken by Google without giving due and sufficient notice to the Company,” it informed the stock exchanges.
Info Edge said it is reviewing and evaluating the next course of action and working with Google in this regard, to ensure that its apps are reinstated on the Google Play Store, in the best timely manner.
It also clarified that that users who already have its apps downloaded on their mobile devices can continue to use the same. In addition, all users that are using the apps through other platforms (such as the Apple App Store) or through the concerned web platforms (on both mobile and desktop), are not impacted by this change.
The development comes a day after Google said it would start removing 10 Indian app developers from its Play Store in India if developers do not adhere to the platform's billing policies.
Though Google didn’t named the apps, the statement caused InfoEdge shares to drop and then recover by more than 2% after its founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani responded to reports suggesting the company's app might be among those that Google has pointed towards.
Bikhchandani had told CNBC-TV18 his company has no pending invoices from Google and that all have been paid on time.
"The notice does not say they are being delisted. It says if you are non-compliant, then you will be delisted. We have been compliant since February 9, the date the Supreme Court order came out. We are replying to the notice," he said.
According to Google, this group of developers had more than three years to prepare and comply with the payment policies of the Play Store.
In a blog post, Google stated, "After giving these developers more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, we are taking necessary steps to ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally."
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