Hearing a writ petition challenging the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021. The Court disposed of the matter on the same terms and with similar directions as connected W.P.No.18703/2021.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2022
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY
W.P.No.23756/2021 (GM-POLICE)
BETWEEN:
Having its registered office at: 91, Reddy Street, Near Maremma Temple, Bellary – 583 101, Represented by its Managing Director Mr. Boya Vinod Kumar.
(By Smt. Ashvini Patil, Adv. For Sri Ajay J.Nandalike, Adv.)
AND:
State of Karnataka, Secretary,
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Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation Secretariat, Room No.137, 1st Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru – 560 001.
… RESPONDENT
(By Smt. Vani.H., AGA)
This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to declare that Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Annexure-A) as ultra vires the Constitution & etc.
This petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing, this day, Alok Aradhe J., made the following:
ORDER
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“pure game of skill” in Section 176 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 means “mere skill” or games mainly and preponderantly a game of skill.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
KK
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W.P.No.18703/2021Referred¶3
Reckon Recreations Private Limited and Boya Vinod Kumar
State of Karnataka
Alok Aradhe
Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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