IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HUDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO.9613 OF 2008 Between: Town Hall Club rep. by it’s President, P.Ranga Rao, s/o P.Ramamurthy Patnaik, Palakonda Town, Srikakulam District … PETITIONER And : 1. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Palakonda Town, Srikakulam District 2. The Station House Officer, Palakonda P.S. Palakonda Town … RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction declaring the action of the respondents authorities in interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner’s club, more particularly playing the game of Rummy in the club premises as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and contrary to law and further direct the respondent authorities not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner’s club more particularly playing game of Rummy with 13 cards in the club premises and pass such other order or orders as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. Mavidi Rama Rao, Adbvocate Counsel for the Respondent: GP for Home The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO. 9613 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner-Club alleges interference by the respondents with the lawful activities of its members in playing the skill game of Rummy in the club premises and relies on the decision in State of A.P. vs K.Satyanarayana (), wherein it is held that the game of Rummy is not a game of chance but of skill. On instructions the learned Government Pleader for Home states that the respondents are not interfering with the lawful activities of the members of the petitioner-Club particularly with the playing of the game of Rummy. In view of the statement made by the learned Government Pleader on instructions from the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of recording the said statement. No order as to costs. Dt: 25.06.2008 -------------------------- - Pvsn Justice G. Raghuram