Gujarat HC adjourns poker appeal to 20th June

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Acting C🤪hief Justice Anant S. Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav adjourned the letters patent appeal filed by three appellants- Dominance Games Private Limited, Hotel Ramada Ahmedabad and Aman Chabbra to 20th June, 2019.

The hearing, which will determine the legality of poker played in clubs and whether it is a game of skill, was supposed to be , but the matter was adjourned until after the summer vacation o🥃f the High Court.

Meanwhile, an application filed by Indian Poker Association (IPA) Secretary KN Suresh to restore his letters patent appeal, which was dismissed for non-appearance on 💃14th February, has also not yet been heard by the court and may come up for hearing in June.

The letters patent appeals have been preferred against of a single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court, that ruled poker to be a game of chance and falling within the ambit of gambling. The petitions have been pending for the last year and a half without much progress or substantial hearing, with frequent changes in the composition of the bench hearing the m♏atter. It remains to be seen whether the hearings will gather momentum after June 20🐠19 or if the matter will remain in cold storage for a longer period.