TheTamil Nadugovernment will bring a fresh legislation to ban online rummy in the state. This follows a directive from chief minister M KStalin, state law minister S Reghupathy said here on Wednesday. While the development comes in the wake of the Madras on Tuesday quashing the existing legislation banning online rummy, the opposition AIADMK has asked the State Government to approach theSupreme Courtand get a stay on the order.
In a statement, minister Reghupathy said chief minister Stalin, when he was the leader of the Opposition, had demanded ban on online rummy.
The then AIADMK government had hurriedly passed a legislation on November 21, last year, to ban online rummy in the state.
Subsequently, a petition was moved against the legislation in the Madras high court. On Tuesday, the court ruled against the ban and quashed the legislation, citing lack of clarity on why the state introduced a blanket ban on online games. The court had however said there was no bar on the state from bringing a fresh legislation, Reghupathy said.