The Punjab High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to prevent and stop the illegal practice of selling of lottery tickets in bundles as the same leads to evasion of taxes by the distributor thereby causing huge loss to public exchequer.
The PIL has been filed by Samaj Sudhar Society.
It is further prayed for issuance of directions to the respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 19.10.202.
The counsel for the State, on instructions, has informed the Court that the tender of Rs. 48 Crores has been floated now and in the year 2022- 23 the net revenue earned was Rs. 10.49 Crores. She has also given details to the Court of the tenders floated w.e.f. 2007 and there has been down fall since then.
Keeping in view the instructions received by the State counsel, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta disposed of the Petition by giving directions to respondents to look into the detailed representation of the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereon expeditiously.