Karnataka High Court Points Discover To Centre On Second Petition Difficult Newly Enacted ‘Online Gaming’ Act

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued discover to the Union of India on a second petition difficult the newly enacted Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 which seeks to ban ‘on-line cash video games’ and providing of financial institution providers, commercials associated thereto.

Justice B M Shyam Prasad issued discover to the Union on the petition filed by Okay Anand and one other.

During the listening to, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the Union of India knowledgeable in regards to the petition filed earlier than the Supreme court docket in search of switch of all of the petitions filed in numerous excessive courts difficult the regulation to be transferred to the Apex Court.

Following which, the excessive court docket adjourned the listening to to Thursday.

This plea seeks a declaration that Sections 2(1) (g) and 5 of the Act in as far as they apply to on-line talent video games (with our with out financial stakes), as being unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, and or past the legislative competence of the parliament.

By approach of interim reduction the plea seeks to remain the operation of sections 2(1) (g) and 5 of the impugned act, insofar as they apply to on-line talent video games (with or with out financial stakes).

On August 30, the excessive court docket had sought Centre’s response on the plea filed by Head Digital Works–which operates ‘A23 Rummy’, which additionally challenges the Act.