In a major interim relief to Baazi Games Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court has stayed a ₹123 crore GST show-cause notice issued to the online gaming platform over alleged supply of “actionable claims” in the nature of betting.

The stay comes as the apex court prepares to pronounce its judgment in the Gameskraft case, which is expected to settle the long-standing question of how online skill-based games were to be taxed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime till September 2023.

The bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Vishwanathan observed that since the larger issue on the applicability of GST to online gaming platforms has already been heard and judgment was reserved on August 12, 2025, further proceedings on Baazi Games’ notice "shall remain stayed.”

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