Case Law Details
Sajan Ch. Marak Vs Union of India & ors (Meghalaya High Court)
This writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation [PIL] has been filed by Shri Sajan Ch. Marak, inter alia, with the prayer that the respondents be directed by issuance of a writ of mandamus to close down all running illegally teer-counters in the State and to provide age limit restrictions for entering into the betting of teer and to ensure that the distance in terms of Section 6 of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018 [for short ‘the Act of 2018] between ticket counters/teer-counters is maintained by the owner and further to direct the respondents to implement the Meghalaya Goods and Service Tax Act in terms of service code tariff 999692 (gambling and betting services including similar online services) for ongoing business of betting in the form of teer in the State of Meghalaya.
HC therefore disposed of this writ petition with the following directions:-
(i) The respondent-State is directed to ensure that the sites of all teer-counters in the State are inspected, especially those teer-counters, which were run by earlier licenses and if such teer-counters are found to run without new license, they should be immediately closed down and should be allowed to operate only if they obtain the license and fulfill various requirements under the Act of 2018 especially Sections 6 and 16.
(ii) If any operator of teer-counter has an obligation to get himself registered under the Meghalaya Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, he should be required to obtain necessary registration and make payment of due amount of GST.
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Still there are reports that teer counter operators in this state are blatantly issuing tickets on plain paper rather than on printed ticket booklet of state govt for betting on teer (archery) sports