Who is the Indian-origin judge who gave sleepless nights to Google in America?

Gujarat-Born US Judge Amit Mehta: A case of Google’s parent company Alphabet is going on in a US District Court in the court of Indian-origin Judge Amit P. Mehta. Google may face a big shock in this matter. It is possible that Google may have to sell its most used Chrome browser in the world. The US Justice Department (DoJ) has accused Google of monopoly over internet search engines. However, Google says that if it is forced to sell the Chrome browser, it will cause great harm to its customers and business. According to one figure, till October, Chrome had about 90 percent share in the global search engine market. Apart from this, its share in the American market is about 61 percent.

Was born in Gujarat
Regarding this case of Google, everyone’s eyes are on Indian origin judge Amit P. Mehta. Amit Mehta was appointed judge by former US President Barack Obama. He was born in Patan, Gujarat in 1971 and moved to America with his parents at the age of one year. Amit Mehta earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Georgetown University and then studied law. Amit Mehta started his legal career after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. After earning his law degree, he worked at law firms such as Latham & Watkins and Zuckerman Speider LLP, where he represented many high-profile clients.

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Judge in the District Court formed in 2014
He worked as a lawyer for former senator Tom Feeney. Amit Mehta helped free former International Monetary Fund (IMF) President Dominique Strauss-Kahn from assault charges in a New York court. Amit Mehta was appointed to the US District Court in Washington DC in December 2014. He is the first Asian-Pacific American judge to be sworn in to the US District Court in Washington, DC. Amit Mehta also has a strong inclination towards music. He has shown his love for music during many decisions. In a 2015 decision, he mentioned his favorite music artists, which include Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake, and Eminem. Apart from this, in a decision of 2018, he had cited the lyrics of Beyoncé’s song ‘Sorry’.

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Heard Trump’s case
Amit Mehta has already given verdict in many important cases. These decisions also include the case related to the Capitol Hill riots of January 6, 2020. In this, he rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuits that held him responsible for inciting the riots. Amit Mehta wrote in his decision, “The matter is definitely related to the former President, but the court understands very well the seriousness of its decision.”

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This is the latest case
This decision against Google has come after a big and long-running lawsuit. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and several US states had alleged that Google used unfair business practices to maintain its search engine monopoly. The trial began in September last year and lasted for 10 weeks. This decision, which could change the Internet landscape, is one of the most important antitrust decisions in recent history. Judge Amit Mehta’s decision was clear, “Google has maintained its monopoly and it did this to maintain its monopoly.”

What does Google have to say?
However, the tech giant has consistently argued that its market dominance is due to user choice and not by adopting unfair practices. Google’s search engine handles about 8.5 billion queries every day, which has almost doubled in the last ten years. In response to this ruling, Google intends to file an appeal. Google’s global affairs president Kent Walker, defending the company, said, “It is clear from this decision that Google provides the best search engine, but should we not be allowed to make it easily available.” The company believes that its success is the result of providing better services to the users.

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Antitrust case came up earlier also
At the very beginning of Amit Mehta’s career, a case of violation of antitrust law came up. Cisco, the country’s largest food distribution company, was trying to buy its rival US Foods. The Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit to stop this $3.5 billion deal. His argument was that this would reduce competition. Judge Mehta himself first studied for this case. Over the next few months, he asked pointed questions about the food delivery business regarding antitrust laws. In 2015, Judge Mehta wrote a 128-page judgment and ordered a temporary halt to the deal. Within a few days, Cisco abandoned its acquisition plan.

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