Man's quest to make quick and easy money - to live not by the sweat of his brow, has been the cause of his fall from the halo of virtue on this planet. The yearning to make quick and easy money by means fair or foul has been central to the concepts of unfairness and criminality in all societies at all times. Exploiting his own superior faculties - physical , mental, intellectual or spiritual, man has always attempted to arrogate to himself what belongs legitimately to his brother beings. Individuals, families, communities, nations, races and generations have attempted to do this. Visionaries and sublime societies have always attempted to avoid and eliminate such exploitation of man by man. But, unfortunately the story of human civilisation is the tragic tale of such unsuccessful attempts. The result is the inequitable and unjust world order that we are left to face. I have said so much as I am called upon to interpret the Statute - 'The Prize, Chits & Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act, 1978' (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') which in its core is an attempt by the Indian Parliament to curb and control this basic instinct of the beastly man to make quick and eas