There is a growing power tussle between the legislature of various states and judiciary on the subject matter of overlap of gaming and gambling laws. A recent example of the same reflects in the statement of the Tamil Nadu chief minister given in January 2022 that he will bring a complete end to online gaming where one could bet money. This statement came much after the decision of the Madras High Court in the aforementioned case of Junglee Games India Private Limited v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.[1] where it held such gaming to be valid in the eyes of law and protected under fundamental right 19(1)(g).
GAMING OR GAMBLING – Indian legal position
Contemporary Developments This is a part of 3 part post on gaming laws by our intern who is passionate about this topic. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 of 3 North Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh is also planning to introduce a law on online gaming and the draft bill for... Continue Reading →
GAMING OR GAMBLING – Indian legal position
Part 1 of 3 This 3 part post has been prepared by a passionate legal student who joined us earlier this year as an intern. The object of the post is to consolidate and provide an overview of gaming laws and position of state v. judiciary in light of several recent developments combined with development... Continue Reading →
Eight Years of POSH – A real protection or glass fence?
... despite the noise and availability of public support to enforce POSH laws including the adoption of POSH policies by the corporate, there are no reliable statistics for analysing the extent to which employers comply with POSH and number of complaints raised and redressed...
Why Maharasthra Residents should complete their gift transactions before end of FY 2021 – 22
First published on Mondaq Update: Effective 1st April 2022, Surcharge @1% on Sale, Gift and Usufructuary Mortgage in Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation Areas Through the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (Second Amendment) Act, 2018, the Maharashtra Government levied 1% (one percent) surcharge on instruments of sale, gift and usufructuary mortgage in addition to the prevailing stamp duty... Continue Reading →
E – COMMERCE SECTOR IN INDIA – AN OVERVIEW OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK
E-commerce is an online based business model which have been set up for providing the consumers an online market portal used by people for buying and selling the products and the services. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 defines, the term as, “buying or selling of goods or services including digital products over digital or electronic... Continue Reading →
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