Summary:
PUBG is also one of the most popular online games in the world as almost 400 million players play the game worldwide. The PIL states that the popular online game promotes immoral conduct such as violence, murder, aggression, looting, gaming addiction, and cyberbullying, and thus should be banned. The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the state and Union Government to reply to a Public Interest Litigation filed by 11-year-old Bandra resident, Ahad Nizam through his mother, seeking a ban on mobile game PUBG in schools forthwith. Nizam argued that the characters of the game also use a lot of profanity which is harmful to children. The fact that even adults were hooked on the game left the division bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar flabbergasted..