Cases against online gambling ban: Final hearing on July 13
The madras high court, which refused to issue an interim order in the cases against the Online Gambling Prohibition Act, adjourned the cases to July 13 for final hearing. Cases were filed in the madras high court on behalf of All india Sports Federations against the tamil Nadu government's ban on online gambling. The high court heard the case and ordered the tamil Nadu government to respond.
In these cases, in the reply filed by the government of tamil Nadu, "This Act is valid under the authority given by the Constitution of India. This Act has been enacted only in relation to public peace, health and gambling. The State government has full authority to enact this Act. Youths who are unemployed due to online games, "This law becomes necessary when 32 people including daily labourers, auto drivers and police have committed suicide," it said.
The case came up for hearing in a bench comprising Chief Justice Gangaburwala and Justice Adikesawalu. Senior lawyer Mukul Rotahi, who appeared on behalf of the online rummy game company, said, "The supreme court has ruled that rummy is a game of skill. Already, the state governments of tamil Nadu, karnataka and kerala have canceled the law banning the online rummy game by their respective state high courts.
The supreme court did not pass any interim order in the appeals against it. Currently, the tamil Nadu government has brought this law saying that online games are games of chance and many people get addicted to it, data-face financial losses and commit suicide. Under this Act, an interim order should be issued as serious criminal action will be taken,” he argued.
Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, who appeared for the tamil Nadu government at that time, protested and argued that, "Already two hours of injunction were argued. The high court refused to accept it. Therefore, a date should be fixed for the final hearing."
Subsequently, the judges refused to issue an interim order in this case and adjourned the cases to July 13 for final hearing.
In these cases, in the reply filed by the government of tamil Nadu, "This Act is valid under the authority given by the Constitution of India. This Act has been enacted only in relation to public peace, health and gambling. The State government has full authority to enact this Act. Youths who are unemployed due to online games, "This law becomes necessary when 32 people including daily labourers, auto drivers and police have committed suicide," it said.
The case came up for hearing in a bench comprising Chief Justice Gangaburwala and Justice Adikesawalu. Senior lawyer Mukul Rotahi, who appeared on behalf of the online rummy game company, said, "The supreme court has ruled that rummy is a game of skill. Already, the state governments of tamil Nadu, karnataka and kerala have canceled the law banning the online rummy game by their respective state high courts.
The supreme court did not pass any interim order in the appeals against it. Currently, the tamil Nadu government has brought this law saying that online games are games of chance and many people get addicted to it, data-face financial losses and commit suicide. Under this Act, an interim order should be issued as serious criminal action will be taken,” he argued.
Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, who appeared for the tamil Nadu government at that time, protested and argued that, "Already two hours of injunction were argued. The high court refused to accept it. Therefore, a date should be fixed for the final hearing."
Subsequently, the judges refused to issue an interim order in this case and adjourned the cases to July 13 for final hearing.