TN moves SC against HC order banning online betting games
Financial Express Mumbai|December 08, 2021
THE TAMIL NADU government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court's order that struck down the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act of 2021 that banned playing of games such as rummy and poker on cyberspace with stakes. However, the HC had said that there was nothing to prevent the State from enacting a new law to regulate these games.
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TN moves SC against HC order banning online betting games

Seeking restoration of the ban, the state government in its appeal told the SC that the HC erred in declaring that the state government lacked legislative competence to adopt the 2021AmendmentAct.“The HC lost sight of the fact that the impugned amendment Act, in pith and substance, qualifies as a legislation on the subject of 'betting which is a distinct area open for State legislation under the Constitution," it said.

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