https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161329 The Court upheld the validity of G.O. Ms. No. 20 dated January 8, 2003, prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets in Tamil Nadu. The Court clarified that the G.O. operates prospectively from January 9, 2003, and does not impact tickets authenticated before that date. It emphasized that the doctrines of legitimate expectation and promissory estoppel are inherent in the Lotteries Act, allowing for the sale and conduct of draws for tickets authenticated before January 8, 2003. All related appeals and petitions were disposed of without costs. en-us Fri, 24 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:53:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161329 The Court upheld the validity of G.O. Ms. No. 20 dated January 8, 2003, prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets in Tamil Nadu. The Court clarified that the G.O. operates prospectively from January 9, 2003, and does not impact tickets authenticated before that date. It emphasized that the doctrines of legitimate expectation and promissory estoppel are inherent in the Lotteries Act, allowing for the sale and conduct of draws for tickets authenticated before January 8, 2003. All related appeals and petitions were disposed of without costs. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Fri, 24 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161329