New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court requesting it to call to itself the three writ petitions filed in as many high courts challenging the constitutional validity of Parliament-enacted ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act’, which came into force after receiving Presidential assent on Aug 22.

Within a week of the Act regulating online gaming applications, Head Digital Works challenged its validity before Karnataka HC. ‘Bagheera Carrom’ moved Delhi HC, ‘Clubboom 11 Sports and Entertainment’ filed a petition before Madhya Pradesh HC.

The platforms argue the Act is violative of right to profession, encroaches upon the legislative competence of states is violative of Article 14 since it does not distinguish between games of skill and games of chance. TNN