Gameskraft Wins Fight Over India Gaming Goods and Services Tax

An Indian court on Thursday quashed a tax demand of 210 billion rupees, or $ 2.6 billion, on Indian gaming company Gameskraft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for alleged nonpayment of goods and services taxes.

The ruling comes as a relief to India’s growing online gaming industry, which has been opposing what it sees as moves to charge debilitating rates of tax paid by gambling businesses.

The case was heard in the Karnataka High Court. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar said he was quashing the notice sent by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence. The court’s written order has not ...