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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, K. RAJASEKAR
Play Games 24x7 Private Limited, A Company Incorporated Under The Companies Act 1956, Represented By Its Authorized Representative Mr. Sameer Chugh – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Through Chief Secretary, Secretariat – Respondent
ORDER :
(S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.)
1. The Writ Petitioners before us are online gaming companies, player associations and individual player. These Writ petitions have been filed with a prayer seeking a Writ of Declaration to declare Section 5 read with Section 14 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gaming and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 along with the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority (Real Money Games) Regulations, 2025 (‘RMG Regulations’) as unconstitutional in so far as its application to online games of skill played with money or other stakes.
PRELUDE:
2. The State of Tamil Nadu, in order to curb the ill effects of online gaming addiction amended the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930 by enacting The Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021. The amended statute prohibited all forms of games being conducted in cyberspace, irrespective of the game being a game of mere skill, if such game is played for a wager, bet, money or other stake.
3. The validity of the Act was challenged before this Hon'ble Court in Junglee Games India Private Limited vs. The State Of Tamil Nadu, 2021, 2021 SCC OnLine Mad. 2767 The Hon'ble Madras High Court struck down Part II of the Tami
The court upheld the state's legislative competence to regulate online games of skill, balancing individual rights against public health needs, confirming that such regulations are constitutional.
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