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Sesha Aiyar Vs. Krishna Aiyar and ors.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1936)70MLJ36

..... for remedy whereof, be it enacted, that all such games or lotteries called little goes, shall from and after the passing of this act be deemed and are hereby declared common and public nuisances and against law.from and after the 1st day of july, 1802, no person or persons whatsoever shall publicly or privately keep any office or place to exercise, keep open, show, or expose to be played, drawn, or thrown at or in, either by dice, lots, cards, ..... the law will not permit him to keep them for himself on the plea of illegality in the transaction, in which they were received:in such cases public policy requires that the rule of tyrpis causa shall be executed in favour of the more important and imperative rule that agents and trustees must faithfully perform ..... 525 footnote (f):in spite of the fact that the courts have adopted as a definition the description of a lottery given above, in which the gambling element is not mentioned, (a lottery has been described as a scheme for distributing prize by lot or chance), there is no reported case in which the element ..... having arrived at the position that the scheme in question is a lottery, that there has been publication and that neither the fixing of the number of subscribers nor the absence of any standing invitation to the public will in any way take the scheme out of the mischief of section 294-a, first part, it remains to be considered whether there was a keeping of an office or place for the purpose ..... preamble ..... from the preamble of 42 geo .....

Sesha Ayyar Vs. Krishna Ayyar

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR1936Mad225; 162Ind.Cas.68

..... 525, foot-note (f):in spite of the fact that the courts have adopted as a definition the description of a lottery given above, in which the gambling element is not mentioned, (a lottery has been described as a scheme for distributing prize by lot or chance), there is no reported case in which the ..... lotteries not authorised by government, shall, from and after 31st day of march 1844, be deemed, and are hereby declared common and public nuisances and against law; (2) and it is hereby enacted, that from and after the day aforesaid, no person shall, in the said territories, publicly or privately, keep any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not authorised by government, or shall have any ..... the law will not permit him to keep them for himself on the plea of illegality in the transaction in which they were received.in such cases public policy requires that the rule of turpis causa shall be executed in favour of the more important and imperative rule that agents and trustees must faithfully perform the ..... , rightly observes:if it is considered that chit fund transactions require to be regulated in the interests of the public to avoid the perpetration of fraud on poor and innocent persons, legislation on the lines of the provident fund act is the proper course and not to declare them illegal by the straining of the law relating to wagering ..... the subscribers to a lottery declared illegal under the lottery acts of england; vide preamble to 42, geo. ..... from the preamble of 42 .....

S. Mohan Vs. State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Its Secretary to Govt., Publi ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : [2003]261ITR69(Mad)

..... 252, the supreme court held that in the light of the preamble as also the objects and reasons of cofeposa, justiciability of acts of every statutory functionary performing statutory obligations under the act has to be scrutinised and decided on the basis of the preamble and objects and reasons of the cofeposa. ..... the felling of sandalwood trees is causing widespread danger to ecological system and loss of revenue to the government and secondly that the huge money falling into the hands of tribals makes them susceptible to drinking and gambling and thereby converting the poor and innocent tribals into anti-socials. ..... no.sr.i/366-5/2001 public (sc department) dated 19.4.2001 issued under the provisions of the conservation of foreign exchange and prevention of smuggling activities act, 1974 (hereinafter referred to as the act) and for the release of the detenu.2 ..... the said statement, according to the learned public prosecutor, is exculpatory and there was no confession in the strict sense of the term ..... , the petitioner's application for opening of a current account with the bank of baroda and his application in the form of declaration before the ministry of commerce were public documents, for which no translation is given. ..... , according to the public prosecutor, de hors the alleged statement, there are overwhelming documentary and other evidence to establish and support the subjective satisfaction arrived at by the detaining authority in order to pass an order under section 3 of the act.18. .....

Eshoor Doss Vs. Venkatasubba Rau

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1894)ILR17Mad480

..... gambling in the public funds; and further, 'notwithstanding the strong condemnation of such gambling in the preamble, the act itself was repealed in 1860; and even when the act was in force, gambling in shares and foreign stocks was held not to be illegal either under the act ..... the defendant admitted the facts of sale and purchase of government notes as stated in the plaint, but pleaded (1) that the transactions were of the nature of gambling, and therefore, void under section 30 of the contract act; (2) that plaintiff had failed to perform, his part of the contract; (3) that the suit is premature, plaintiff having agreed to allow defendant six months ..... such gambling is forbidden on considerations of public policy by section 30 of the contract act which enacts that no suit ..... which opium should fetch at the next government sale at calcutta was not illegal or contrary to public policy, but that decision proceeded on the ground that the statute viii and ix vict., c ..... the other, according as the actual market price on that date is one way or the other, the transaction is not a real sale as recognized in the ordinary course of business, but a gambling on the premium at which government securities sell in the market from time to time. ..... to this general rule, however, section 30 of the indian contract act introduces an exception and provides that agreements by way of wager are void, and no suit shall be brought for recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager or entrusted to any person .....

S.Kannan Vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police,

Court : Chennai

..... it is prohibited under law as per section 12 of the tamil nadu gambling act 1930 which reads as follows: section 12 of the tamilnadu gaming act, 1930 penalty for gaming in public street, etc. ..... the hon'ble supreme court while examining the conduct of jallikattu and bullock-cart races with particular reference to the provisions of the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 and tamil nadu regulation of jallikattu act 2009, in the above judgement held that the animals have right against the human beings not to be tortured and against the infliction of unnecessary pain or sufferings ..... (c) the extermination or destruction of any animal under the authority of any law for the time being in force; or(d) any matter dealt with in chapter iv; or (e) the commission or omission of any act in the course of the destruction or the preparation for destruction of any animal as food for mankind unless such destruction or preparation was accompanied by the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering. ..... - whoever is found gaming with cards, dice, counters, money or other instruments of gaming in any public street, place or thoroughfare or publicly fighting cocks, shall be liable on conviction to fine not exceeding (one hundred) rupees or to imprisonment not exceeding (three months) and such instruments of gaming and moneys shall be forfeited ..... citizens should, therefore, develop a spirit of compassion and humanism which is reflected in the preamble of pca act as well as in sections 3 and 11 of the act. .....

Associated Brothers' Club, Rep by its General Secretary, M. Askar Ali, ...

Court : Chennai

..... appropriate action on merits and as per law; (vii) while exercising the powers conferred on the police authorities, they should follow the mandatory provision as contained in section 5 of the tamil nadu gaming act, 1930 / public gambling act, 1867; (viii) it is always open to the club or its members to challenge the action taken by the police, if it is not in accordance with law; (ix) in case the police authorities ..... doubt that the activities carried on by the club or its members are not in accordance with law or they indulge in unlawful activities, in violation of the provisions of the public gambling act, 1867 / tamil nadu gaming act, 1930 or any other enactment, it would be open to them, after recording reasons in the general diary maintained in the police station, to proceed to enter the club premises ..... there should not be any interference from the police authorities, so long as their activities are not in violation of the provisions of the public gambling act, 1867 / tamil nadu gaming act, 1930; (v) in the normal circumstances, there should be no interference in the lawful functioning of the club by the police. ..... petitioner' club shall not indulge in any other illegal activity other than playing rummy (13 cards) with or without stakes by its members and guests; (ii) if there is any evidence of gambling in some other way, the respondent police have a right to enter the premises of the petitioner' club, inspect and take further action as per law; (iii) the respondent police are .....

Guru Sishyan Manamagil Mantram, Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police,

Court : Chennai

..... 4.the main contention advanced on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner is to conduct the affairs of the club in a lawful manner without following the principles of the tamil nadu gaming act, 1930 as well as public gambling act, 1867 and other penal acts. ..... 6.also, it is the stand of the petitioner that playing of games of skill like carom and chess does not attract the provisions of the public gambling act, 1867. ..... police are entitled to take action in the event any illegal activity is carried on in the association premises; 3.in respect of the fir registered by the police against those 56 persons and others whowere said to have indulged in illegal gambling activity as per the raid conducted on 10.08.2011, it is open to the police to proceed further as per law and it is for the association, its members and their guests to defend the same in the manner known to law, as the ..... (4)in order to ascertain as to whether the premises is used as a gaming house for gambling, the police is entitled to invoke section 29 of the act.?. ..... (4)in order to ascertain as to whether the premises is used as a gaming house for gambling, the police is entitled to invoke section 29 of the act.?. .....

Theni Penniquic Recreation Club Vs. 1.The District Collector,

Court : Chennai

..... in such activities and take appropriate action on merits and as per law; (iv)while exercising the powers conferred on the police authorities, they should follow the mandatory provision as contained in section 5 of the tamil nadu gaming act, 1930/public gambling act, 1867; (v)it is always open to the club or its members to challenge the action taken by the police, if it was not in accordance with law; (vi)in case the police authorities were of the opinion that a situation has arisen to ..... the police authorities have specific information or reasonable doubt that the activities carried on by the club or its members are not in accordance with law or they indulge in unlawful activities in violation of the provisions of the public gambling act, 1867/tamil nadu gaming act, 1930 or any other enacment, it would be open to them, after recording reasons in the general diary maintained in the police station, to proceed to enter the club premises, conduct investigation, interrogate those who involve ..... of the club are entitled to carry on lawful acitivies within their premises and there should not be any interference from the police authorities, so long as their acitivies are not in violation of the provisions of the public gambling act, 1867/tamil nadu gaming act, 1930; (ii)in the normal circumstances, there should be no interference in the lawful functioning of the clubs by the police. ..... to the petitioner, the petitioner is a recreation club registered under the societies registration act. .....

P. Muthuramalingam, Secretary, Thalaimalai Recreation Club, Virudhunag ...

Court : Chennai Madurai

..... of the petitioner on 03.05.2016, during which, it was found that the members were playing cards by placing stakes and a sum of rs.31,960/- was found on the table; that a case in crime no.315 of 2016 under sections 8 and 9 of public gambling act, 1867, was also registered against 29 persons on 03.05.2016; that the petitioner is running the club without licence to run such recreation club; that the petitioner and his association members were not at all harassed by the ..... learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's club is registered under the societies registration act having regn.no.14 of 2016 on 08.02.2016 on the file of the registrar of societies, virudhunagar. ..... it is submitted that the petitioner's club has not been indulging in any kind of gambling in their club. ..... while that being so, the police personnel attached to the 3rd respondent are frequently visiting the petitioner's club unnecessarily under the guise of inspection and because of this, the name of the petitioner's club in the public is getting spoiled. .....

Pushpathur Kongu Malar Cultural Association, Rep. by its President P. ...

Court : Chennai Madurai

..... club of the petitioner on 05.01.2016, during which, it was found that the members were playing cards by placing stakes and a sum of rs.48,200/- was found on the table; that a case in crime no.5 of 2016 under sections 8 and 9 of public gambling act, 1867, was also registered; that the petitioner is running the association without licence to run such recreation club; that the petitioner and his association members were not at all harassed by the 3rd respondent, except ..... by following due process of law and that on prior intelligence that gambling is going on in the petitioner's club, the 3rd respondent went to the spot, traced out all the gambling activities and registered a case and that the accused were also arrested and produced before the learned judicial magistrate, palani. ..... the petitioner association is formed for the purpose of carrying on the activities like public welfare schemes, free medical aid, free legal aid, free welfare schemes to physically challenged persons, besides allowing its members to play games (both indoor and outdoor games) like volley ball, badminton, hockey, ..... learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner association is registered under the societies registration act having regn.no.75 of 2015 on 07.09.2015 on the file of the registrar of societies, virudhunagar. .....