India's Supreme Court rules only states, not the federal government, can tax lottery distributors.

The Supreme Court of India ruled that lottery distributors do not need to pay service tax to the federal government. Instead, only state governments can impose taxes on lotteries, as lotteries fall under the "betting and gambling" category in the Constitution, which is under state jurisdiction. This decision reinforces the principle that states have exclusive authority to regulate and tax lotteries, not the central government.

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