New Delhi, May 18 -- A fresh legal twist has kept India's opinion trading apps alive-at least for now.

On Saturday, the Chhattisgarh High Court granted interim relief to platforms such as Probo and SportsBaazi, allowing them to operate nationwide while ordering geo-blocking only within the state. The court flagged procedural lapses, noting that the state's blanket ban lacked prior notice or a hearing.

This comes even as another court-Punjab and Haryana High Court-hears a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a complete ban on such platforms, alleging they promote online betting and misrepresent themselves as skill-based games.

Mint explains what opinion trading platforms are, how they operate, why courts are cracking down, and what ...