New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the Centre's plea to transfer petitions challenging the constitutionality of the new law banning online money gaming from multiple high courts to the apex court.

Gaming companies have filed writ petitions before the high courts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Delhi.

"Union has filed a transfer plea... the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act has been challenged before three high courts. If it can be listed on Monday (8 September) since it's listed for interim orders before the Karnataka high court," the counsel representing the Centre told the court.

The plea was mentioned before the Chief Justice B.R. Gavai-led bench, which directed it to be listed before th...