Gujarat HC hears KN Suresh’s poker appeal, next hearing on 23rd January

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Jusꦍtice Vipul M Pancholi heard Indian Poker Association (IPA) Secretary on the legality of poker today. The bench after hearing the matter issued notice to the state government and other respondents, and listed the matter for hearing on 23rd January, 2018.

Even though the petitioner had pressed for interim relief and💛 stay on the that ruled poker to be a game of chance and deemed it to be gambling, the bench was not inclined to take up the matter today a𝓡nd instead said that the application for interim relief would also be taken on 23rd January.

The appeal, whic🌄h was filed on 26th December, was not scheduled to be listed today but was taken up on board after an urgent application by Suresh𓄧’s lawyers for hearing.

Senior Advocate Subramonium Prasa🦩d along with local counsel Nachiket Dave appeared for IPA and Suresh today. It is understood that IPA is also been advised by Bengaluru-based CrestLaw Partners.

It is not immediately clear whether any of the eleven other clubs who were party to the matter before th🌠e single judge bench would also be filing an appeal before the division bench.