After Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka Government has joined the bandwagon of petitioners on fantasy sports before the Apex Court, especially after the Karnataka High Court recently announced its verdict on the skyrocketing number of cybercrime incidents in the State. In February 2022, the Karnataka High Court, through a division bench comprising of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, set the online gambling laws free of any contentious provisions. After this discourse, the State filed a Special Leave Petition in the Apex Court against the HC order.
Taking a stance in linking online gambling with public interest and law and order, the Government stressed on a direct correlation between the crime rate in the State and easy money and related incidents arising out of the psychological impact of betting and gambling in online games.
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Sidharrth is the Co-Chair of the Corporate Practice at JSA. He specializes in General Corporate Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity.