The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday directed the Union government to file a comprehensive reply to the main petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. A bench of J ustices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan posted the batch of petitions, including transferred cases from three High Courts, for hearing on November 26.

The court is seized of a batch of transferred petitions challenging the new central legislation, which prohibits “online money games” and bars associated banking services and advertising. The Act, which received Presidential assent on August 22, is described as the first central law to ban real-money online gaming, encompassing fantasy sports and e-sports played for stakes.

The Ministry of Electronics and I

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