Indian Government Gives Reply and Clear All Doubt in RTI Query Regarding Playing PUBG Mobile in India is Legal Or Illegal? - Here's Detail

PUBG Mobile India and 118 Chinese applications were banned by the Government Of India on National security under section 69A of the Information Technology Act of 2000. 

There has been a great deal of media discusses PUBG Mobile India requesting a meeting with the Government of India so they can plan a comeback on March 2021. However, on Friday, the Government of India Decided to respond to certain RTI questions that had been filed by Gem Wires in December. The responses to the Right to Information (RTI) reveal an exceptional trend and it has also shattered the amount of misinformation that is already prevalent on social media.

For quite a long time, there have been speculations that PUBG Mobile India has been requesting a meeting with the Government of India for a relaunch. However, the RTI question responses reveal a totally different picture. 

In the response, the Government of India has clearly said that 'no formal dialogue with PUBG/Krafton is held by the Ministry'. In this manner, all the speculations that PUBG Mobile is trying to have a meeting with the Government isn't totally obvious. There has been no proper initiation of the process even now. 

Playing PUBG Mobile Global Version in India Is Legal Or illegal

The Government of India has additionally explained that access to PUBG Mobile isn't illegal. In a previous report, it was referenced that people that play the PUBG Mobile global version which is the Korean one won't be punished by the public Government. However, the mediators that provide the link and resource to the individuals will be penalized potentially with a ban or a heavy fine. Along these lines, gamers can play the Global Version of PUBG Mobile however with severe restrictions. 

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In this, the Government has figured out how to evade the issue of the ban by expressing that it has not banned the Access of the PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik Apk of the game. The ban was applicable just to a specific version of the application, which was banned in India, but many other Asian countries, owing to a few different reasons. 

PUBG Mobile India/Krafton can technically appeal against the ban and it is legal under Article 226 of the Indian constitution. But, since the ban is on national security grounds, the courts of the country might Will Not entertain it.