Rummy, even though not an exclusively Indian game by origin, is able to challenge the popularity of desi favorites Teen Patti and Andar Bahar, as revealed by a research paper profiling the topmost important games in India published by ENV.Media. Rummy Ranks High in Online Search Volumes Justice Vikramjit Sen, former Supreme Court judge and current chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange, in his capacity of a member of the Skill Games Council at the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) said in a statement that “The SC and multiple high courts have reiterated numerous times that online games of skill are protected by the Constitution.We see the Kerala HC’s judgment as a positive move for the online gaming sector.”Īlso Read This: Javelin autographed by Sumit Antil up for grabs in e-auction of PM Modi's momentos “The judgment is yet another addition to the jurisprudence that has consistently held that games of skill are not akin to gambling,” said Games24x7 corporate affairs VP Dinker Vashisht. The nation’s online skill gaming sector welcomed the verdict of the Kerala High Court. The Ruling Comes as a Relief to Indian Online Gaming Industry Therefore, the notification was declared arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional.
He added that the ban on online rummy involving stakes was “not a reasonable restriction” under the Indian Constitution as it violated Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) and the fundamental rights of equality, trade and commerce guaranteed by these articles. “Since the game does not come within the meaning of ‘gambling’ or ‘gaming’, providing a platform for playing the game, which is in the nature of business, can’t be curtailed,” said the single-judge bench in the face of Justice Thirumuppath Raghavan Ravi when pronouncing the ruling of the High Court of Kerala. The notification was challenged by a number of companies from the Indian online skill gaming sector. The government order had placed online rummy outside the scope of the exemptions in the general prohibitions towards gaming and gambling provided for by Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act. The ruling of the Kerala High Court from September 27 was against a notification of the state government dated February 23 that banned playing online rummy for stakes. Kerala Govt Notification Declared Violative of Constitution
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The very same reasons that make rummy a game of skill are valid for the online version of the game, the high court reasoned and concluded that rummy falls within the scope of the Kerala Gaming Act of 1960 and therefore it enjoys the full benefits of the exemptions provided by the act for games of mere skill. Rummy is “a game of mere skill” and “playing for stakes or not can never be a criterion to find out whether a game is a game of skill,” said the Kerala High Court pointing out at the existing practice of the Supreme Court on the matter. The right to develop, offer or play one of India’s most popular games has been defended again by high courts because skills matter.