Lanusungkum Jamir, J.

1. W.P.(C) No. 24 of 2013, W.P.(C) No. 76 of 2013 and W.P.(C) No. 90 of 2013 involves the same question of facts with similar reliefs sought, these petitions are being disposed by this common judgment and order. The Government of Mizoram invited Expression of Interest (EOI) through the Director, Institutional, Finance State Lottery on 20.12.2011 for appointment of Lottery Distributors and Selling Agents for the lotteries organized by the Government of Mizoram. The Mizoram Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2011 was framed in terms of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998. Pursuant to the EOI of 20.12.2011, four firms/companies were selected as distributors to operate lotteries as per the provisions of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 and the Mizoram Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2011. M/s. Tamarai Technologies Private Ltd. (who is the respondent No. 3 in all the 3 writ petitions) filed an information/complaint before the Competition Commission of India under Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 alleging that the Government of Mizoram (petit