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Online gaming rules are not enforceable', govt tells court
Hindustan Times Noida
|March 29, 2025
CENTRE MADE THE SUBMISSION SAYING IT HAS NOT YET DESIGNATED SELF-REGULATORY BODY AS REQUIRED BY THE RULES
NEW DELHI: The provisions related to online gaming in Information Technology Rules of 2021 are unenforceable because the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) has not yet designated any self-regulatory body as required by the rules, the ministry submitted before the Madras High Court.
The ministry also said that Aadhaar can be made mandatory only through a law made by the Indian parliament.
The submission was made in the ongoing challenge to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 and the regulations issued under it earlier this year.
Gaming companies including Play Games 24X7, Junglee Games and Head Digital Works (which runs A23) have challenged the state act and regulations.
This story is from the March 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Noida.
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