MUMBAI: It is technically difficult to

the online game PlayerUnknown's Battleground (

), the central government told Bombay high court on Wednesday.

The government was responding to a query from a bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Nitin Jamdar on its stand on a public interest litigation to ban the online game. In April, the Centre was directed to review the game and decide whether or not service providers require guidelines.

Advocate Rui Rodrigues, for the Centre, read from instructions by the ministry of electronics and information technology to state that it is "technically difficult to ban all the sources (such as websites, mobiles and other communication devices) from where the game is available unless the creator or the parent company retrieves the game from circulation or administers some restrictions". "Parental awareness is required to control children's access to it," said Rodrigues.

The judges said the Centre must file an affidavit placing its stand on record and adjourned the hearing.