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1981 Supreme(Raj) 537

G.M.LODHA
Vimal Kumar Godha – Appellant
Versus
The State of Rajasthan – Respondent


JUDGMENT

1. All "Fumes and fire" about Lottery, alleged Fraud by State even in alleged gambling is the pivot of this legal debate, which was held more on 'Moral' plank than `legal' one. Throughout the arguments Mr. Dave and Mr.Jain counsel for the appellant spearheaded these submissions on the bedrock of Morality, Ethics and tried to impeach the Lottery Department for being amoral, unethical and fraudulent in the madrace of augmenting revenue by questionable methods. Protective umbrella of Constitutional sanction of entry 40, List I, Schedule 7, and Presidential authorisation was effectively and successfully spread by Dr. Tewari, Advocate General assisted by Mr. B.P. Gupta, Additional Advocate General, who was too brief, but all relevant.

2. Dr. Tewari had an interesting dig at the appellant when he quibbled "Devil quoting Scriptures". A lottery ticket holder challenging the lottery as amoral and praying for more chances to become multi millionaire and yet calling it immoral. It is not paradox asked the learned Advocate General. Under Indian Socialist Constitution, this is the billion dollar question incidentally debated in this lottery litigation. Morality and law, the two postulat















































































































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