MP High Court asks state to take concrete steps on on-line gaming, betting and playing in three months

By Express News Service

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state authorities to take concrete steps for regulating on-line playing/gaming and allied actions throughout the subsequent three months.

While persevering with the listening to within the matter associated to the bail plea of Singrauli district resident Sanat Kumar Jaiswal, who’s accused of fraudulently withdrawing Rs 8.51 lakh from the grandfather’s checking account and dropping it in IPL betting, the only decide bench of MP High Court in Jabalpur headed by Justice Vivek Agarwal gave three months to the state authorities to take concrete steps for regulating on-line gaming, playing and betting.

While directing the MP authorities to convey on document concrete/motion taken report in three months, the HC listed the matter for subsequent listening to on November 30.

“In any case this issue having wider ramifications on the economic, physiological and physical health of youth of the country cannot wait for in inordinately long period, therefore, instead of six months’ time as prayed by the Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh Department of Law and Legislative Affairs, three months’ time is granted to bring on record concrete/action taken report,” HC talked about in its order on Monday.

Importantly, the state authorities had sought six months from the HC within the matter, stating that after the court docket’s order within the current case in June 2022, the central authorities had convened a gathering of all the house secretaries of various states July 21 and now the matter is on the degree of Inter State Advisory Committee to determine as to what steps are to be taken in regard to on-line gaming and many others.

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state authorities to take concrete steps for regulating on-line playing/gaming and allied actions throughout the subsequent three months.

While persevering with the listening to within the matter associated to the bail plea of Singrauli district resident Sanat Kumar Jaiswal, who’s accused of fraudulently withdrawing Rs 8.51 lakh from the grandfather’s checking account and dropping it in IPL betting, the only decide bench of MP High Court in Jabalpur headed by Justice Vivek Agarwal gave three months to the state authorities to take concrete steps for regulating on-line gaming, playing and betting.

While directing the MP authorities to convey on document concrete/motion taken report in three months, the HC listed the matter for subsequent listening to on November 30.

“In any case this issue having wider ramifications on the economic, physiological and physical health of youth of the country cannot wait for in inordinately long period, therefore, instead of six months’ time as prayed by the Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh Department of Law and Legislative Affairs, three months’ time is granted to bring on record concrete/action taken report,” HC talked about in its order on Monday.

Importantly, the state authorities had sought six months from the HC within the matter, stating that after the court docket’s order within the current case in June 2022, the central authorities had convened a gathering of all the house secretaries of various states July 21 and now the matter is on the degree of Inter State Advisory Committee to determine as to what steps are to be taken in regard to on-line gaming and many others.