{"id":264303,"date":"2022-03-25T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=264303"},"modified":"2022-04-02T00:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:35:17","slug":"lotteries-a-species-of-betting-and-gambling-states-legislatures-competent-to-levy-tax-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/03\/25\/lotteries-a-species-of-betting-and-gambling-states-legislatures-competent-to-levy-tax-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lotteries&#8217; a species of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019; States Legislatures competent to levy tax: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court<\/strong>: Dealing with the appeals preferred by the States of Karnataka and Kerala against the decisions of the Division Benches of the High Courts of Kerala and Karnataka where in was held that the respective State Legislatures had no legislative competence to impose tax on the lotteries conducted by other States in their State, the bench of MR Shah and <strong>BV Nagarathna*,<\/strong> JJ has held that both the High Courts were wrong in holding so as the Legislatures of the State of Karnataka and Kerala were fully competent to enact the impugned Acts and levy taxes on the activity of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 being organised and conducted in the said respective States, including lotteries conducted by the Government of India or the Government of any State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The matter dealt with the competence of Karnataka and Kerala Legislatures to pass the Karnataka Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004 and Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries, Act, 2005, respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here are the key highlights from the judgment<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The subject \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 in Entry 34 of List II is a State subject.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Lotteries\u2019 is a species of gambling activity and hence lotteries is within the ambit of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 as appearing in Entry 34 List II.<\/li>\n<li>The expression \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 is relatable to an activity which is in the nature of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019. Thus, all kinds and types of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 fall within the subject of Entry 34 of List II. The expression \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 is thus a genus it includes several types or species of activities such as horse racing, wheeling and other local variations\/forms of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 activity. The subject \u2018lotteries organised by the Government of India or the Government of a State\u2019 in Entry 40 of List I is a Union subject. It is only lotteries organised by the Government of India or the Government of State in terms of Entry 40 of List I which are excluded from Entry 34 of List II. In other words, if lotteries are 120 conducted by private parties or by instrumentalities or agencies authorized, by Government of India or the Government of State, it would come within the scope and ambit of Entry 34 of List II.<\/li>\n<li>Thus, the State legislatures are denuded of their powers under Entry 34 of List II only to the extent of lotteries organised by the Government of India or the Government of a State, in terms of Entry 40 of List I. In other words, except what is excluded in terms of Entry 40 of List I, all other activities which are in the nature of \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 would come within the scope and ambit of Entry 34 of List II. Thus, \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 is a State subject except to the extent of it being denuded of its powers insofar as Entry 40 of List I is concerned.<\/li>\n<li>Entry 62 of List II is a specific taxation Entry on \u2018luxuries, including taxes on entertainments, amusements, betting and gambling\u2019. The power to tax is on all activities which are in the nature of \u2018betting and gambling,\u2019 including lotteries. Since, there is no dispute that lotteries, irrespective of whether it is conducted or it is organised by the Government of India or the Government of State or is authorized by the State or is conducted by an agency or instrumentality of State Government or a Central Government or any private player, is \u2018betting and gambling\u2019, the State Legislatures have the power to tax lotteries under Entry 62 of List II. This is because the taxation contemplated under the said Entry is on \u2018betting and gambling\u2019 activities which also includes lotteries, irrespective of the entity conducting the same. Hence, the legislations impugned are valid as the Karnataka and Kerala State Legislatures possessed legislative competence to enact such Acts.<\/li>\n<li>Thus, the scope and ambit of lotteries organised by Government of India or Government of State under Entry 40 of List I is only in the realm of regulation of such lotteries. The said Entry does not take within its contours the power to impose taxation on lotteries conducted by the Government of India or the Government of State.<\/li>\n<li>Lottery schemes by the Government of other States are organised\/conducted in the State of Karnataka or Kerala and there are express provisions under the impugned Acts for registration of the agents or promoters of the Governments of respective States for conducting the lottery schemes in the State of Karnataka and the State of Kerala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[State of Karnataka v. 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