CWP No.17385 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.17385 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.10.2011 A4C (Awakening Civic Consciousness among common citizens) (Regd.) ..... Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ..... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV NARAIN RAINA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. AG, Punjab, for respondent Nos.2 & 3. M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. The prayer made in the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution in public interest is to issue directions to the respondents – State of Punjab and Director, State Lotteries to comply with the Rules known as Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2010 (Annexure P-1). 2. According to the averments made in the petition, they are alleged to be running on-line Lotteries through Computer generated tickets with two digit numbers. It has been alleged that such practice flagrantly violated the 2010 Rules. 3. Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, learned Addl. AG, Punjab after obtaining instructions from Mr. D.P. Singh, Senior Assistant in the office of the Director, Lotteries, states that there is no on-line lottery being run in the State of Punjab by the State which also takes care of the allegation that two CWP No.17385 of 2011 -2- digit lotteries are being run. He further states that the States of Sikkim and Nagaland have been permitted to run on-line lotteries in the State of Punjab. Apparently such lottery has to run in accordance with the 2010 Rules which states that lotteries with computer generated ticket with minimum four digit could be run. The State of Punjab has not permitted even the States of Sikkim and Nagaland to run the lottery with less than four digits. The State of Punjab merely earn a meagre sum from other States. Therefore, there is no violation of 2010 Rules by the State of Punjab by granting permission to the States of Sikkim and Nagaland. 4. In view of the above, nothing survives in the present petition. The same is disposed of. (M.M. KUMAR) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (RAJIV NARAIN RAINA) JUDGE 12.10.2011 manju