STANDERLY R LYNGKHOI Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. K. Khan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B Bhattacharjee, learned State counsel appearing for the respondents.

(2.) THE instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, inter alia with the following prayers;-

(3.) COPY of the order dated 20.6.2008 passed by this Court in WP(C) No.146(SH) 2008, along with the representation dated 25.3.2008 submitted by the petitioner to the Home (Police) department did not evoke any response from the Under Secretary, Government of Meghalaya representing the Home (Police) Department, but the Officer on Special duty, Home (Police) department vide letter dated 27.6.2008, informed the petitioner regretting its inability to accede to extend permission for installation of jackpot machine at Nongstoin in West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya on the ground that Nongstoin does not fall under the area exempted for operation of jackpot machine, more so, when unlike other districts, West Khasi Hills Districts is one of the least developed district in the State where per capita income is very low, inasmuch as, literary in the district is also low and therefore, considering the economic condition of the district and the impact of a jackpot machine will have on the livelihood of the public, the prayer for exemption of operation as it did vide Government Notification dated 03.10.1996 has been rejected and hence the writ petition.