Bilaspur, May 17 -- The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has granted interim relief to SBN Gaming Network Pvt. Ltd., the operator of SportsBaazi, in response to its legal challenge.

The Court issued an interim directive restraining the petitioner from operating its website within Chhattisgarh. The court ordered the platform to be blocked in the state through "Gio block."

However, SportsBaazi remains permitted to function in other parts of India until the next hearing, said the court.

Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad, presiding over the case, observed that the petitioner's app, which offers "Rummy," qualifies as a skill-based gaming platform and is not prohibited under the IT Act or IT Rules. The Court also noted that the app was ...