M/S.TASHI DELEK GAMING SOLUTIONS LTD&ANR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court addressed the scope of Article 131 of the Constitution of India in relation to the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998, specifically Section 5, which allows states to regulate lotteries. The Court held that the State of Karnataka's notification prohibiting online lotteries was valid, as it did not violate the rights of the States of Sikkim and Meghalaya, who challenged the ban. The Court affirmed the Karnataka High Court's decision that the writ petitions were not maintainable due to the constitutional bar under Article 131, thus upholding the state's authority to regulate lotteries within its jurisdiction.