IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 13001 of 2004 Between: M/s. Pranay Trust Club, (Sponsored by Pranay Trust Regd. No. 65/2000), Rep by its Managing Trustee, Sri P. Venkateswarlu, S/o.Gopal, aged about 42 years, Occ: Bussiness,R/o. 2-8-60, Waddepally, Hanumakonda, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Superintendent of Police, Warangal Dsitrict at Hanumankonda. 2. Inspector of Police, Subedari P.S. Hanumakonda, Warangal District. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus by declaring the impugned action of the respondents herein in interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner's club and insisting to close the card room where game of rummy alone is being played as arbitrary, illegal and void abinitio. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court at the admission stage made the following: ORAL ORDER The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner’s club and insisting to close the card room where game of rummy alone is being played as arbitrary, illegal and void abinitio. It has been represented by both the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in the case of TWIN CITIES CINEMA CULTURAL CENTRE (FORMERLY TWIN CITIES CLUB) v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE and the writ petition can be disposed of in terms of the said decision. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to obstruct the petitioner’s club from conducting card room for playing the game of rummy alone. However, liberty is granted to the respondents to enter the premises and check if they have information that any game other than rummy is being played in the premises and to take necessary action in accordance with law. No costs. ____________ 26th July, 2004 sj/ars To: 1. The Superintendent of Police, Warangal Dsitrict at Hanumankonda. 2. Inspector of Police, Subedari P.S. Hanumakonda, Warangal District. 3. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Building, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. Two C.D. copies.