CHANDIGARH: The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Thursday sent a communication to Chandigarh based lawyer, advocate HC Arora, who had approached the

, seeking a ban on online game-PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds).

The communication sent by VK Trivedi, scientist "F" and director, cyber laws and security group, in Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, says, "The high court's direction to consider and make a decision on advocate Arora’s representation for banning "PUBG" is under examination the ministry".

Earlier in December 2019, the high court had asked the Union Ministry of Information and Technology to make a decision on representation seeking the imposition of ban on PUBG, which teaches only violence to children - to shòot and kill the targets/opponents.

These directions were given by the court while disposing of public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the advocate.

Seeking a ban on the game, Arora had submitted that the

game

is making children addicted to violence and thereby adversely affecting their physical and mental development.

Petitioner had also submitted that the

is like addiction to drugs, which has destroyed the youth of the country, particularly in the states like Punjab. The game also has the potential to destroy the coming generation, the petitioner had added.

"School going children who are losing interest in studies and have become addicted to the game. The parents of such children are helpless. In case they insist on the children to stop playing it, they become aggressive and go into depression," the PIL had argued.

Hearing the issue, the high court on December 9, 2019, had asked the central government to take a decision to ban the game.