Yes, Rummy Apps are legal in India. The Supreme Court declared in its 1996 ruling that rummy is a game of skill and cannot be counted as gambling or a game of chance. Playing a game of skill such as rummy is considered a business activity, and even playing it with cash is safeguarded under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India.
The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has declared rummy a skill game. According to a court ruling, playing games of skill like rummy for cash is a business activity. So it is absolutely legal to play in India for both cash and free. However, the state laws of a few states prohibit playing online rummy for cash in those states. These states are Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu,Sikkim and Telangana. Nevertheless, you can still enjoy our free rummy games if you live in any of these states.