Online gaming: Hearing on Dec 22

Bengaluru: The hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of Karnataka Police Amendment Act has now been adjourned to December 22.
A division bench comprising chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and justice Krishna S Dixit has taken up the matter for final disposal.
On Tuesday, counsels for the petitioners submitted their rejoinder arguments.
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi claimed that the state government cannot defend a legislation on the strength of a couple of FIRs registered by police and added that it is not at all a law and order or public- order related issue, as sought to be canvassed by the state government. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on the other hand argued that the amendment legislation is manifestly arbitrary in nature and going by the latest Supreme Court decisions, the same can be a ground for challenge.