https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308117 The High Court ruled that games like chess, billiards, rummy, poker, bridge, and snooker, involving betting, cannot be classified as games of skill due to the element of chance present. This decision contradicted the petitioner's argument and referenced an RTI response stating that poker, rummy, and bridge require skill and are not gambling. The petitioner withdrew the reference before the Trial Judge, leading to the petition being deemed infructuous and disposed of. en-us Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 31 May 2023 01:33:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308117 The High Court ruled that games like chess, billiards, rummy, poker, bridge, and snooker, involving betting, cannot be classified as games of skill due to the element of chance present. This decision contradicted the petitioner's argument and referenced an RTI response stating that poker, rummy, and bridge require skill and are not gambling. The petitioner withdrew the reference before the Trial Judge, leading to the petition being deemed infructuous and disposed of. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308117