TaxationOfLotteries

Can State legislatures impose tax on lotteries?

Recently, the State of Karnataka along with State of Kerala preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India bearing Civil Appeal nos. 10466-10476 of 2011. The respective High Courts vide impugned judgments basically held that the State Legislatures had no legislative competence to pass the respective acts regarding taxation of lotteries (for instance, […]

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Taxation of lotteries by States in India

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Recently, the States of Karnataka, Kerala and others preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India against the judgments of respective High Courts holding that the State Legislatures had no legislative competence to pass the respective acts regarding taxation of lotteries (for instance, Karnataka Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004) and, consequently, directed the

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