Kerala's 2018 Lottery Rules Valid but Restriction on Other States' Lotteries in Rule 4(4) Overturned as Ultra Vires.

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....Conduct of lotteries - Power of Host State to make rules under section 12 of the Act to monitor the conduct of lotteries of Organising States within the territory of the Host State - Doctrine of occupied field - Doctrine of ultra vires - the Kerala Paper Lotteries (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2018 are valid and within the legislative competence of the State of Kerala and made validly in exercise of the powers under section 12 of the Act. The words “including lotteries run/organized/promoted by other States” in Rule 4(4) shall stand severed from the remaining provision of the Amended Rules and the severed portion is hereby held as ultra vires the Act. - HC....