Delhi High Court Seeks Google’s Stance on Lawsuit Filed by Winzo Games

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the stand of Google on a lawsuit by a web based gaming app in opposition to the search engine big’s coverage to permit solely every day fantasy sports activities (DFS) and rummy video games purposes on its app retailer Google Play whereas excluding all different video games involving actual cash.

Justice Prathiba M Singh requested Google to file its response to the plea, looking for interim aid, and noticed the problem of maintainability of the lawsuit earlier than the mental property rights (IRP) division of the excessive courtroom required additional consideration.

“Issue of net neutrality is also raised by the plaintiff. Accordingly, issue notice,” the courtroom mentioned whereas coping with the plea which additionally sought interim aid.

Senior counsel Amit Sibal, showing for the plaintiff Winzo Games, mentioned that the Google coverage, which might roll out on September 28 as a pilot programme, amounted to unfair commerce because it intentionally excluded its software, which additionally supplied video games of ability to customers, together with a number of others.

He mentioned that Winzo was a number one title within the gaming world and supplied numerous video games of ability corresponding to chess and 8-ball pool and its income within the final monetary yr was over Rs. 100 crore.

Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, representing the defendant Google and different associated events, raised objections as regards to the maintainability of the lawsuit, claiming that it concerned no IPR or Information Technology Act points however these of commerce and commerce.

He mentioned that Google Play, which beforehand by no means offered a platform for any video games involving the “money-in, money-out” facet, was introducing DFS and rummy on account of the Supreme Court declaring the 2 to be video games of ability.

He added that Google Play was not the one app retailer within the android market.

The courtroom famous that since Winzo additionally supplied DFS and rummy, it was open to it to launch these two video games independently on a separate app after which apply to Google to listing them on its app retailer.

The matter can be heard subsequent in November.