SC transfers all petitions challenging Online Gaming Act to itself for uniform ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself a batch of petitions pending in high courts challenging the Gaming Act, which seeks to either ban some forms of online gaming or regulate others to prevent gullible people from falling prey to such entertainment.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan passed the order while allowing an application moved by the Union government seeking transfer of petitions pending in high courts to the Supreme Court for an authoritative pronouncement and to avoid multiple proceedings on the same issue. Solicitor-general Tushar Mehta represented the Centre.
