he Allahabad High Court has said that poker and rummy are games of skill and not gambling.
The Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S Dm Gaming Pvt Ltd.
This is an Application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated January 24, 2024 passed by the office of the D.C.P City Commissionerate, Agra. This order was passed in relation to an application made by the petitioner for granting permission to run a gaming unit wherein games such as poker and rummy would be played.
Counsel appearing for the petitioner, to buttress his arguments, has relied upon the judgement of the Supreme Court passed in State of Andhra Pradesh Vs K.S Sathyanarayana AIR 1968 SC 825 as well as in the judgement of Madras High Court passed in Junglee Games India Private Limited Vs State of Tamil Nadu and stated that games of poker and rummy are games involving skill and not gambling.
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