IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6810 of 1996 State of Mizoram, through its Resident Commissioner, Government of Mozoram, Trailokya Prasad Khaund, son of Shri Dombaru Dhar Khaund, resident of D-11/7, Adndrews Ganj, New Delhi-10049, State Lotteries, Aizawal, duly authorized to file the present writ petitioner- petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner & Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. ----------- 14/ 16-09-2010 None appears on behalf of the parties. 2. This writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 10.08.1994 (Annexure-4), passed by the Commissioner and Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, whereby he has held that Mizoram State Lotteries are not “Lotteries Organised by the State of Mizoram”, on the basis of erroneous consideration, and not in consonance with the direction given by the Supreme Court, and had also rejected the representation filed by the petitioner, and for commanding the respondents to recognize the Mizoram State Lotteries as “State Organised Lotteries” , and to permit the sale and purchase of the State Lotteries within the State of Bihar. 3. We have perused the materials on record. We are under the impression that sale and purchase of lotteries has been banned in the State of Bihar, which renders the present writ petition infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. BTiwary/ ( S. K. Katriar, J.) ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)