Published on : 04 Nov 2025, 8:56 am 2 min read

The Supreme Court will hear on November 26 a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 , the first central law to impose a nationwide prohibition on online games played for stakes. ( Head Digital Vs Union of India)

A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan directed the government to file a comprehensive response to the petitions.

The Court had earlier taken over the cases from different High Courts after allowing the Union government’s transfer plea.

Earlier, petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Act were pending before the Delhi, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, but were shifted to the Supreme Court pursuant to the Centre’s reque

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