The question raised in that case was (1) ; 443 whether the Bombay Lotteries and Prize ' Competition Control and Tax (Amendment) Act of 1952 extending the definition of " prize competition " contained in section 2(1)(d) of the Bombay Lotteries and Prize Competition Control and Tax Act of 1948, so as to include prize competition carried on through newspapers printed and published outside the State, was constitutionally valid, It was contended, inter alia, that the Act offended the fundamental right of the respondents, who were conducting prize competitions, under article 19(1) (g) of the Constitution and also violated the freedom of inter State trade under article 301 thereof This Court held that the gambling activities in their very nature and essence were extra commercium and could not either be trade or commerce within the meaning of the aforesaid provisions and therefore neither the fundamental right of the respondents under article 19(1)(g) or their right to freedom of interState trade under article 301 is violated.