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 large’s coverage to permit solely each 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 reduction, and noticed the problem of maintainability of the lawsuit earlier than the mental property rights (IRP) division of the excessive court docket required additional consideration.

“Issue of net neutrality is also raised by the plaintiff. Accordingly, issue notice,” the court docket stated whereas coping with the plea which additionally sought interim reduction.

Senior counsel Amit Sibal, showing for the plaintiff Winzo Games, stated 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 stated that Winzo was a number one title within the gaming world and supplied varied video games of ability akin to chess and 8-ball pool and its income within the final monetary 12 months 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 stated that Google Play, which beforehand by no means offered a platform for any video games involving the “money-in, money-out” side, 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 court docket 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 could be heard subsequent in November.