Bombay Prevention Of Gambling Act

Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.

Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.