FARAD FARAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. CONTINUATION SHEET NO. CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE. APPELLATE SIDE. APPELLATE SIDE. WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 4419 OF 200 PETITION NO. 4419 OF 200 PETITION NO. 4419 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- Office Notes, Office Memorada Court‘s or Judge‘s orders or directions and Orders. Registrar‘s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Shri P.K.Dhakhephalkar with D.Purekar for the petitioner. Shri S.R.Nargolkar AGP for Respdt. 1/2. CORAM; CORAM; CORAM; V.G.PALSHIKAR & V.G.PALSHIKAR & V.G.PALSHIKAR & V.M.KANADE, V.M.KANADE, V.M.KANADE, JJ. JJ. JJ. DTAED: DTAED: DTAED: 11TH JULY, 2006 11TH JULY, 2006 11TH JULY, 2006. P.C. 1. By this petition, the petitioner has impugned the communication dated 21st June 2006 issued by the Collector, Pune asking the petitioner to seek prior permission under the provisions of the Bombay Lotteries (Control and tax) and Prize Competition Act 1958. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that the lucky draw taken up by the petitioner is not covered by the provisions of the Act and therefore the communication is without jurisdiction. It is open for the petititioner to raise this contention and all such other contentions as he may deem fit necessary before the Collector, Pune, who on receipt of reply shall decide the issue of applicability of that Act to the scheme of the petitioner. The communication/representation be made within one week from today and the Collector or any other competent officer shall decide the same in two weeks thereafter. Till then the petitioner stipulates that he will postpone the lucky draw. With these observations this petition is disposed of. ...