HC seeks Centre’s reply in Plea Seeking Ban on Online Gambling

Judiciary Sep 02, 2020 Bakul ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 2 Shares

A petition was filed in Madras High Court by Lawyer A.P Suryaprakasam, seeking to put a ban on online gambling. The petitioner mentioned two names cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Tamannaah and said that promoting such games should also be punishable. He said that it amounts to abetment to gambling.

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The petitioner compared this game to that of Blue Whale and said that youngsters are getting addicted to the game which is unethical and immoral and is spending their parent’s hard-earned money which leads to huge loss of money as well as their lives as when they are not able to pay the borrowed amount they commit suicide.

He further submitted that the Court must pass such order in the interest of society & to protect the honor & dignity of youngsters.

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On Tuesday, the division bench of Justices M MSundresh& R Hemalatha admitted the PIL and has sent a notice directing the Central Government to reply in the matter within 3 weeks.

NO MORE ONLINE RUMMY ? : Kerala HC passes order declaring it illegal when played for stakes

Judiciary Mar 02, 2021 Namya Bose ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 4 Shares

Online rummy to be considered illegal when played for stakes, declares Kerala government by issuing notice. The Kerala Government had invoked Section 14A of the Gaming Act, 1845 of the State by exempting ‘rummy’ by the issue of a 1976 notice. At present, the government on 23rd February 2021 made amendments and added to the notice, “Except online Rummy when played for stakes.”According to Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act 1960 that regulates activities relating to gambling, the...

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Plea to Ban Online Gambling: Notice Issued to Virat Kohli, Tamanna Bhatia, Aju Varghese by the Kerala High Court

CelebStreet Jan 29, 2021 ADITI AGGARWAL ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 1 Shares

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (January 28, 2021) issued a notice to the brand ambassadors of online rummy portals including Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and actors Tamanna Bhatia and Aju Varghese on a plea seeking to ban online gambling. The notice has also been issued to the state government, who is asked to respond to the plea within 10 days.The petition was filed by a film director - Pauly Vadakkan against the three persons along with the two companies running online betting...

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