This is a work in progress. Come back after a few days CASINO: SUDIN SINAI USGAONKAR vs. STATE OF GOA FANTASY SPORTS AIGF vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA, before the High Court of Karnataka dated 14 February 2022AVINASH MEHROTRA vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 30 July 2021CHANDRESH SANKLA vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, before the High Court of Rajasthan dated 14...
A division bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy heard writ petitions filed by industry body All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) as well as online gaming companies Gameskraft Technologies, Head Digital Works and Play Games24x7 challenging the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and...
The Tamil Nadu government by a notification in the official gazette appointed 21st April, 2023 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 (“the Act”) would come into force. The state government on the same date also notified the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority and Regulation of Online Games Rules, 2023 which provides for the...
The Registrar of the Supreme Court by an order dated 2nd March, 2023 granted four online rummy companies four weeks’ time to file a counter affidavit in the transfer petition filed by the Telangana government seeking that writ petitions filed by the online rummy companies in the state High Court be directly heard by the apex court, since appeals from Karnataka and Madras High Courts on the same...
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on 8th March 2023 returned the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 (“the Bill”) to the legislative assembly for reconsideration in exercise of his powers under Article 200 of the Constitution. Governor Ravi reportedly raised question marks over the state’s legislative competence to enact a law on online gaming...