Online Gaming Company, Head Digital Works Pvt. Ltd., the new Delhi, which offers online games in the name A23, was moved on Thursday by the Karnataka High Court, which challenged the constitutional validity of the newly enabled promotion and regulation of online game laws that banned all online games for real money (RMG).
After submitting an application in the court register, the company representing the company mentioned before the BM Shyam Prasad bench of the BM Shyam Prasad about the urgency for listening to the petition, because the new law forced the petitioners and other similar online game platforms suddenly. The judge said orally that the petition would start at the hearing of 30 August.
The Petitioner Has Specifically Challenged the Validity of Sections 2 (1) (G), 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the Act, WHICH NOT ONLY BANS ONLY Online Games of Skills Like Rummy and Poker But Also Prohibits Banks, Financial Institutions Facillitating Financial Transaction Any Transaction Towards Payment for Any Online Money Gaming Service, and Treats Violations of the Act As and Cognisable and Non-Bailable Criminal Offence.
The primary statement of the petitioner is that the new law is contrary to the settled principle of the law stipulated by the culmination of the court that the skills that include risking money or otherwise are
“Not things outside the trade”, but legitimate activity protected under Article 19 (1) (a). G) Constitution of India.
It has already been stressed in the petition that similar laws that have been adopted by various state governments such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which were hit by the highest courts of Karnataka, Madras and Keral.
The petitioner claimed that the Central Government in the Madras High Court took a categorical attitude that states have exclusive legislative competence to regulate online skills, except that it will make a statement before Lok Sabha 26 March 2025, which will be in accordance with the design.
“The imprinted act was approved without any consultation or action and is contrary to the relaxed policy of the Central Government, which, until the enactment of the reinforced act actively promoted and supported the gaming industry,” she said in the petition.
Stating that sudden steps of the center in the ban on online RMG, including skills, led to a potential disturbance of 606 employees of the petitioner company, it was pointed out that the ban caused overnight Crores Rupees in investment for petitioners.
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Published – August 28 2025 20:30
