THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 26127 of 2000 Order: The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondent police authorities not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner-Club including playing of rummy and bridge with stakes etc., and to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner-Club as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner would contend that the ﬁrst respondent-Superintendent of Police seems to have issued a memo to respondents 2 to 4 asking them not to permit playing rummy in the Club, that the memo issued by the ﬁrst respondent was not served on the Club and, as such, the petitioner was not able to file a copy thereof. This Court, by order in W.P.M.P. No. 33275 of 2000 dated 22.01.2001, passed an interim order directing the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner-Club, including playing rummy and bridge and made it clear that the respondents are at liberty to visit and check the unlawful activities of the petitioner-Club. It is not as if the respondents have stopped the petitioner from carrying on its activities permitted by law. The entire basis of the writ petition seems to be on a memo allegedly issued by the Superintendent of Police (ﬁrst respondent) to respondents 2 to 4, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspector of Police and the Station House Oﬃcer. Even assuming that such a memo was issued it, at best, constitutes internal correspondence. As no positive action has been taken thereafter, nor has the petitioner being restrained by the respondents from carrying on its activities permitted by law, it is evident that the apprehension of the petitioner is misconceived. Leaving it open to the petitioner, in case the respondents take any action preventing them from carrying on their lawful activities and, since I see no reason to grant the relief sought for at this stage based on mere apprehension, the writ petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 05.11.2008 Nsr