‘Unconstitutional’: Karnataka HC strikes down law banning online gambling in state

Monday, 14 February 2022newsdesk

Calling it unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which prohibit and criminalise betting on and playing games of skill, including the ones online.

New Delhi, 14 February 2022

“The writ petitions succeed. The provisions are ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down,” A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit stated, according to Bar and Bench. As per news report of The Indian Express, however, while clarifying that the court wasn’t striking down the entire Act, the Bench added that it will not interfere if the state brings in a new law that is in consonance with the Constitution.

Source - The Indian Express