https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413188 Rummy is a game of mere skill and falls outside the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 under Section 14 because substantial skill in memory, judgment, and discarding cards predominates over chance. Playing rummy for stakes does not change that essential character, and Section 14A cannot be used to treat the same game as gambling merely because stakes are involved. Online rummy is treated the same way, since the digital format does not alter the core elements of the game. A notification excluding online rummy played for stakes was therefore described as arbitrary and invalid for conflicting with Articles 14 and 19(1)(g). en-us Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:47:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413188 Rummy is a game of mere skill and falls outside the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 under Section 14 because substantial skill in memory, judgment, and discarding cards predominates over chance. Playing rummy for stakes does not change that essential character, and Section 14A cannot be used to treat the same game as gambling merely because stakes are involved. Online rummy is treated the same way, since the digital format does not alter the core elements of the game. A notification excluding online rummy played for stakes was therefore described as arbitrary and invalid for conflicting with Articles 14 and 19(1)(g). Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=413188