Prayagraj, May 24 -- In an important order, the Allahabad High Court has said that there is an urgent need to make effective laws to prevent virtual crimes like online gaming and betting.
The court has directed the state government to constitute a high-powered committee under the chairmanship of economic advisor Prof KV Raju for its legislative arrangement and to include experts along with the Principal Secretary, State Tax in that committee. This committee will make a legislative arrangement by assessing the current situation.
The order was passed by Justice Vinod Diwakar while admitting the petition of Imran Khan and others of Agra. The court said that there is currently no effective law to curb virtual crimes like online gaming and bet...