SC stays Rs 5,712-crore GST notice for Paytm-owned First Games

The Supreme Court has granted a stay on a Rs 5,712-crore GST notice sent to fintech firm One97 Communications-owned real money gaming platform First Games, a regulatory filing said on Saturday. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence, New Delhi had issued a show cause notice (SCN) to First Games in April.

“We hereby inform you that First Games has informed us on May 24, 2025 at 10:44 am (IST) that in the writ petition …filed by First Games challenging the said SCN, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has on May 23, 2025 stayed the proceedings of…