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Oct
The District Magistrate of Kokrajhar, Masanda M. Pertin, has issued a formal order banning the conduct of any such lotteries inside the district, in response to the Gauhati High Court's decisions addressing the illegal organization of both offline and online lotteries in Assam. The order comes in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that was brought before the Gauhati High Court, highlighting issues with unlicensed lottery operations in several of the state's districts. In response to the PIL, the State Government was ordered by the Court to make sure that no District Commissioner or Superintendent of Police grants authorization…