On Tuesday, the Madras High Court confirmed the government regulations Tamil Nadu for playing online games Real Money, including storage of a nightly ban and ordering KYC verification based on Aadhaar.
According to a report on Livelaw, a bench of justice SM Subramaniam and justice to Rajasecar, a petition rejected by a group of online game companies and players.
The bench said that besides the paternalistic point of the state government, the state government went one step further to protect the health and well -being of its citizens, which was a reasonable restriction.
What did petitions say
The petitions have questioned the regulations submitted by the game authority of Tamil Nadu, thereby verifying the Kyc to play online real games. It also ordered game companies to deposit a “empty hour” from 12:00 to 5 hours, which limited the players in participation.
While the actions argued on the aspect of the right to privacy, the court refused the arguments and stated that the law is coming up with its own restriction.
“The Gaming Companies South to Declare Section 5 (2) Read with Sections 14 (1) (C) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games ACT 2022 Along With Regulation 4 (III) and Regulation 4 (VIII) of the Tamil Games) Regulations 2025 AS Arbitrary Void, Illegal and UNCONSTITIONAL, ”The Livelaw Report Said.
According to Section 5 (2), the Government is to implement regulations on time limits, monetary limits and age restrictions on online games. Pursuant to § 14 para. C) of the Act will not be a non-blocked online game provider to allow any other online games that are contrary to the regulations.
The petitioners said that the government is trying to impose a ban on online Rummy’s online games under the guise of regulation. During the reference to the Act on Information Technology, the state government claimed that the state government could not do any laws on this topic because all concerns were covered by the Center under the law, the report added.
The petitions also questioned KYC verification and stated that companies could use one of the documents approved by the Indian reserve bank to verify.
What were the state’s arguments
In its defense, the state government said that it had “parental right” over people and was obliged to take care of her health.
It was argued that even according to previous court orders, the state was to be authorized to bring regulations for people’s health. The state claimed that the state had parental law and claimed that this right must be exercised for greater good people. The government said the restrictions brought were reasonable restrictions and were protected according to Articles 19 (2) and 19 (6) of the Constitution.
As regards the verification of Aadhaar, the government said it was the only document that provided a two -stage verification process of OTP, thereby alleviating the risk of abuse of the document, Livelaw report.
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