Satish K. Agnihotri, J.

1. The instant intra-court appeal arises from the order dated 19-11-2014 passed in W.P. No. 30156/2014.

2. The case of the appellant is that the appellant purchased a lottery ticket issued by the Directorate of State Lotteries, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State at Palakkad. The appellant, claiming to be the holder of the prize winning ticket, seeks a direction to the first respondent to disburse the prize-money of Rs.75 lakhs through the third respondent-Bank by accepting the documents already submitted on 07-03-2014 and also considering his representation dated 27-07-2014 and 23-09-2014, without insisting the production of documents and residency proof.

3. It appears that a legal notice was sent to the first respondent calling upon him to transfer the prize-money within a period of two months from the date of receipt of notice. In response to the said notice, the first respondent sent a communication to the learned counsel for the appellant on 06-08-2014 stating therein that the other State people have the right to purchase the tickets of Kerala State Lotteries, who come to Kerala for business or as pilgrims. If they get the prize they have to produce t