The Gujarat High Court wants to know whether Pokemon Go hurts religious sentiments of Indians
Highlights
- Case against Pokemo Go in Gujarat High Court
- Eggs shown in temples, shrines, court is told
- State, central government given 4 weeks to respond
The centre and the Gujarat government have been asked to respond to allegations that the popular game Pokemon Go hurts religious sentiments by showing eggs being collected in different places of worship in India. So has the developer of the game, a company named Niantic which is based in San Francisco.
The state and central government have been asked today to respond within four weeks by the Gujarat High Court.
The case has been filed by a man named Alay Anil Dave, who says eggs are banned from Hindu and Jain temples and shrines.
"People playing the game get their points in the form of eggs which generally appear in the places of worship of different religious groups. To find eggs in temples of Hindus and Jains is blasphemous, and therefore my client has sought ban on the game from the country," the petitioner's lawyer Nachiket Dave said.