SC Directs Centre to Reply on Pleas Challenging RMG Ban
The Supreme Court directed the Centre to furnish a comprehensive reply on petitions challenging the new online gaming rules.
The matter has been posted for the next hearing on November 26.
The SC was hearing a clutch of pleas transferred from various High Courts challenging the blanket ban imposed on RMG under the new online gaming legislation.
- The new norms prohibit financial institutions from facilitating transactions for such platforms.
- Proposed penalties include imprisonment and fines of up to INR 3 Cr.
The Centre has already filed its reply on the interim prayer made in the pleas.
Author's summary: SC seeks Centre's reply on RMG ban pleas.