Author: Ankit chaudhary

    A Landmark Relief for India’s Gaming Industry In a major development for India’s online gaming sector, the Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Paytm First Games by staying a massive ₹5,712 crore GST demand issued by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). This comes as a welcome decision for the gaming startup ecosystem, which has been reeling under heavy tax burdens and regulatory uncertainty in recent months. What Triggered the GST Demand? The demand was based on the government’s classification of real-money gaming as betting or gambling, attracting 28% GST on the full face value of…