JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of declaration to declare the Impugned Act being Tamil Nadu prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 enacted by the first respondent as unconstitutional as the same is lacking legislative competence and/or being in violation of Constitution of India including the fundamental rights enshrined under Articles 14, 19 and 21. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of declaration declaring that the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 (Act No 9 of 2023) is ultra vires the Constitution of India. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of declaration declaring Sections 2(i) read with Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 23 and the Schedule contained in Act No. 9 of 2023 dated April 7, 2023 as arbitrary, void, illegal, and unconstitutional, in so far as the same applies to Rummy and Poker when played online with money or other stakes. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of declaration declaring Sections 2(i) read with Section 7, 8, 9, 10, 23 and t