https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393 The SC upheld the validity of the Prize Competitions Act, 1955, applying the doctrine of severability to distinguish between skill-based and gambling competitions. The court held that provisions could be severed to apply only to competitions where success does not substantially depend on skill, while excluding skill-based competitions from the Act's scope. The impugned provisions were deemed severable in their application to gambling-type competitions, forming a complete code for regulating such activities. The petitions challenging the Act were dismissed with costs, establishing that the legislation could operate effectively even with partial application to specific categories of competitions. en-us Tue, 09 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393 The SC upheld the validity of the Prize Competitions Act, 1955, applying the doctrine of severability to distinguish between skill-based and gambling competitions. The court held that provisions could be severed to apply only to competitions where success does not substantially depend on skill, while excluding skill-based competitions from the Act's scope. The impugned provisions were deemed severable in their application to gambling-type competitions, forming a complete code for regulating such activities. The petitions challenging the Act were dismissed with costs, establishing that the legislation could operate effectively even with partial application to specific categories of competitions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168393