Quite recently the Indian Poker Association(IPA) has been fighting legal battle across the country on this very point. In the case of Indian Poker Association v. State of Karnataka, (WP Nos. 39167 to 39169 of 2013), the Karnataka High Court identified that poker is a game of skill and players do not require a license to play it. shuffling the Decks of India’s Gaming laws 2017-10-10 · Indian Poker Association Puts Its Cards on the Judiciary’s Table; Argues Poker is Game of Skill The Indian Poker Association (“IPA”) along with several poker clubs in Gujarat have initiated pro-ceedings before the High Court of Gujarat Tanisha Khanna is a member of the Media, Entertainment and Gaming practice group at Nishith Desai Poker is gambling and cannot be permitted: HC - India's
POKER FACE-S BAN IN GUJARAT: Pre-empting the Legal
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Indian Gujarat Judge Rejects Poker as a Game of Skill Argument
If you recall, seven poker clubs led by the Indian Poker Association (IPA) filed a plea asking the high court for “urgent adjudication” after Gujarat police took down three poker rooms in less ... Gujarat High Court adjourns the poker proceedings, matter to ... Gujarat High Court has adjourned the hearing of petitions dealing with the legality of poker. On 7th February 2019 Indian Poker Association Secretary KN Suresh, Hotel Ramada and Aman Chhabra were supposed to be heard by the justice bench of Gujarat High Court. Indian Poker Association (IPA) secretary KN Suresh filed the original petition in ... Is poker gambling or skill game? Gujarat HC asks state govt The Gujarat High Court on Friday asked the state government to inform whether poker falls in the category of gambling, which is illegal in the state, or a 'game of skill' as claimed by the Indian Poker Association. Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association - Home - GHAA
2016-10-25 · The majority of Indian states view poker as a game of chance or equivalent to gambling and hence based on their state laws prohibits poker games from being held. The IPA recently challenged the Gujarat government in a court of law after state authorities raided the premises of the YMCA International in Ahmedabad last week and forbid them from
2017-12-5 · Poker in India has been dealt another blow by the Gujarat High Court after a petition to have it recognized as a game of skill was rejected. Following a series of back-and-forth between India’s Gujarat High Court to Rule on Poker’s Legality 2017-11-21 · Just days before the High Court in Gujarat, a state on India’s west coast, is set to rule on the legality of poker, a judge in that state declined to consider a petition by a card club operator
The Indian Poker Association (IPA) has been one of the biggest campaigners pushing for the legalization of poker throughout India. The majority of Indian states classify poker as a form of gambling on the basis that it is a game of luck.
Justice Rajesh H. Shukla of the Gujarat High Court dismissed the special civil petition filed by KN Suresh of Indian Poker Association, Dominance Games Pvt. Ltd., AAA Gaming Pvt. Ltd. and other poker clubs that sought recognition of poker as a game of skill and direction to the police to refrain from interfering in the peaceful conduct of the game of poker in their clubs. Gujarat HC notice to state govt, Surat cops for denying ... Notably, a similar petition was filed earlier by Indian Poker Association last year when police interfered with the club started in Ahmedabad saying it indulged in gambling. The high court is yet ... Poker Appeals to be Heard by New Bench of Gujarat High Court on ... Nov 3, 2018 ... Poker Appeals to be Heard by New Bench of Gujarat High Court on Dec ... the appeal application filed by secretary of Indian Poker Association ... Gujarat HC dismisses KN Suresh's poker appeal for ... - Glaws India Feb 22, 2019 ... A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Acting Chief ... Biren Vaishnav dismissed Indian Poker Association (IPA) Secretary KN ...
Indian Poker Association moves to court after police raid ... The Gujarat High court has sought a response from the state government to a complaint by the Indian Poker Association with regard to police illegally restraining a club from allowing poker to be ...