KARNATAKA HIGH COURT QUASHES ONLINE GAMING BAN AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Published On: 15/02/2022

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In a significant judgment for the online skill gaming industry, the Karnataka High Court on February 14, 2022 in the matter of All India Gaming Federation v. State of Karnataka and Anr. quashed key substantive provisions of the Karnataka (Police) Amendment Act, 2021 as unconstitutional thereby lifting the blanket ban which had been imposed in October 2021 in the state on all real-money games, including online skill games. INDUSLAW's Ranjana Adhikari and Shashi Shekhar Misra provide a crisp and topic-wise note on the key highlights of the judgment. This shall soon be followed up with a more detailed analysis explaining this vital pronouncement.