1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 74 OF 2005 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 74 OF 2005 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 74 OF 2005 Vishwanath L. Jathar. .. Petitioner. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mrs. B.P. Jakhadi for Petitioner. Mr. N.P. Deshpande, AGP., for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2008. DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2008. DATE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2008. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. 2. We do not find it proper to keep this petition pending in public interest. If any person is aggrieved he may prosecute the matter in his individual capacity by challenging the Lottery Regulations of 1998. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner also informs this Court that so many writ petitions are pending relating to the subject matter of 2 this petition. To this, the learned AGP., states that he has instructions to inform the Court that in case of lottery sponsored by other States like Assam which was taken over by the State of Maharashtra and it was challenged before the High Court of Assam in Writ Petition No. 6052 of 2000 and the learned Single Judge of the Gauhati Bench struck down Rule 9. It was further challenged by the State by filing a Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench which was also dismissed. Therefore, the public interest litigation is disposed of as infructuous. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.) (S.J. Kathawalla, J.)