New Delhi, July 14 -- Online gaming companies have moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its 27 May judgment upholding the constitutional validity of the 28% goods and services tax (GST) levy on online gaming and rejecting challenges to retrospective tax demands worth over Rs.1.5 trillion.

According to information available on the Supreme Court website and reviewed by Mint, the petitions were filed on Tuesday by Play Games24x7, Junglee Games and Sachiko Gaming Pvt. Ltd. The petitions have been filed through law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, urging the apex court to reconsider its ruling.

A review petition is a limited legal remedy through which the Supreme Court is asked to reconsider its own judgment on grounds such as an appare...