Court strikes down TN law banning online games with stakes
The Hindu
A bench of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court however said there was nothing to prevent the State from enacting a new law to regulate these games
The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act of 2021, which bans playing of games such as rummy and poker on cyberspace with stakes. Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy held that a blanket ban on games of skill falls foul of Article 19 (1)(g) (right to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business) of the Constitution.More Related News