Central Government moves Supreme Court to group all pleas on online gaming law
Central Government moves Supreme Court to group all pleas on online gaming law
The firms submitted before different high courts that the Act did not distinguish between games of skill and games of chance
The Central Government has urged the Supreme Court to transfer to itself petitions pending before different high courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025.
The Act became effective from 22 August after receiving Presidential assent.
However, within a week of the Act, Head Digital Works challenged its validity before the Karnataka High Court, Bagheera Carrom moved the Delhi High Court and Clubboom 11 Sports and Entertainment filed a petition before the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The online platforms contended that the Act violates the right to profession, encroaches upon the legislative competence of states, and is violative of Article 14, as it does not distinguish between games of skill and games of chance.
