c^^i^- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILA8PUR — W.P. 7^ 2~/2003 Petitioner SantB Kumar Gupta S/o Iswar Sa^Gupia, aged about 28 years, R/o Kududhand Bilaspur, Dist: Bilaspur-(C.G.). Versus R^Sposideist^ .^.^ 1. •% '^- .<^' State of Chhattisgarh through the -.^'r^S^' Secretaiy Excise Department, DES ' ^^Sy^ / Bhawan,Raipur-(C.G.) The Exci^e Commissione! State of Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Dist: Raipur- (C.G.) ..'•-%y <»*'^'<^y" 2. WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226/2^'bF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA"' XI-HC-22 STT^T^T f^tli<=h ^3T!^¥I '^RW^rfi^ T ~S~^ ^T^RrT^ '^'d^T^', f^TRT^ IA/ 'P. ^o. 7 2-'2-/^)(P5 'K'ro^II^N'l^ Wvi 200 ^T^I ^^T^R ^feT ^Tqtd^H '^TR'^f ^ ft^ Ti^RZK ^3:riFOT3T?^I 11-3-2003 Shri P. Diwakar with S|iri Deepak Jain, Advocates for the petitioner. Dr. N.K. Shukla, A.A.G. and Sliri Ranbir Suigh, Q.A. f| Shri B.P. Sharaia with ^hri Neelkanth Malviya, Adv. for intervener Manjit Singh Sandpiwaliaand ShriAbhisek Sinha, Adv. for Intervener Chaiidjrahas Chandrakar and Shri Manuidra Shrivastava with uiteivener Amolak Singh Bhajfcia. Shri P.L. Verma, Dy. Cpoinniissioner, Excise and Sliri M.R. Thakur, Asstt. Commiss| Constitution of India^ the maniier by which the licence with respect to the Software] the technology is perfect aiii lyith Shri D.R. Agrawal, Dy.A.G. pr the State. hri Amit Verma, Advocates for oner, Excise are also present. Heard. By this petition un^er Article 226/227 of the betitioner has challenged the of country/foreign liquor woi.ild be given especially the drawi4g of lottery by Computer, which has been introduced this ye^r. The contention is that the people ai'e not that much acjcustomed, educated and aware used for drawing of lottery. It requires proper demonstratio|i and understanding. Leamed counsel appear|ng for the Sfate submitted that the Software, which is to be [-f^^fe^ XI-HC-22 T °3^^Tpn^FT, '^fteTi^, 'f^rre^: 3TT^T'^[ f^TRT^Ti^T ^^iW^f^T f^W\ _.:kt-..(?...^0......;^^-/^ o^ ^TO^TWW%"""'""t"""°"""""<v"r""V^' 200~ ,^ .£?. ^ used, is raiidom Software may do the selection process •^Tqf^pfh TfR^f ^ ft^ if^RSK '^"^rf^R3Tf^[ It is submitted that the applications have been recetved and selection process is delayed just because of pendejicy of this petition. It is further submitted that for this yeai', i^istead of using Computer, they [as usual i.e, by Chits so as to avoid delav. In tlie circumstaiices, | so far as this petition is concemed, it is disposed ofwil[h a direction to the Autliorities concemed to expedite the prod intervention aiid M.W.P. Nc •ess so that there should be no loss ofpublic exchequer. In view of the above 4-der, aU the applications for 621/2003 for stay stand disposed of. Certified photocopy as pe|r rules. Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge ^\ [^t^feq ^