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2019 (2) TMI 1807 - HC - GSTPublic Interest Litigation - closing down all running illegally teer-counters in the State and to provide age limit restrictions for entering into the betting of teer and to ensure that the distance in terms of Section 6 of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018 - compliance of various provisions of the Act of 2018 and also to ensure that the State exchequer is not put to any loss of revenue - contention of the petitioner is that many such teer-counters in different parts of the State, especially in Garo Hills and Tura district, are being run without obtaining any license. HELD THAT:- It appears that the licenses were earlier issued to various owners of different teer-counters under the Act of 1982. Now with the repeal of that Act and enactment of the Act of 2018, licensees of that time are required to obtain fresh license under the Act of 2018. It goes without saying that no such teer-counter can be allowed to run without a valid license. Compliance of Section 6 of the Act of 2018 has to be scrupulously ensured which mandates the teer-counters and bookmakers are required to be located not less than 1000 feet or 300 meters away from the nearest place of worship or educational institution. The respondent-State is directed to ensure that the sites of all teer-counters in the State are inspected, especially those teer-counters, which were run by earlier licenses and if such teer-counters are found to run without new license, they should be immediately closed down and should be allowed to operate only if they obtain the license and fulfill various requirements under the Act of 2018 especially Sections 6 and 16 - If any operator of teer-counter has an obligation to get himself registered under the Meghalaya Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, he should be required to obtain necessary registration and make payment of due amount of GST. Petition disposed off.
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