THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17973 of 2009 DATE:27.08.2009 Between: Star Cultural Society, Renigunta, Chittoor District. .... Petitioner and The Superintendent of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District and others ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17973 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner-Society seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in stopping its members from playing rummy game (13 cards), as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Without going into the merits of the case, the matter can be disposed of at the stage of admission, as it is agreed by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that the issue involved in this writ petition is covered by an order of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1167 of 2002, dated 29.07.2002. The operative portion of the order of the Division Bench reads as follows: "Therefore, the police authorities cannot obstruct the writ petitioner club from conducting card room where the members and guests of the writ petitioner's cultural center are allowed to play the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). At the same time, we make it clear that the police is always at liberty to enter the premises and check as to whether the cultural center of the club is conducting card room where the members and guests of petitioner's cultural center are playing the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game) for the purpose of verification. If they receive any intimation, the police may enter the club and verify the same and proceed further if the members and guests of writ petitioner's cultural center play other than the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). The police authorities are also at liberty to proceed with the cases, which are already registered. The writ appeal is disposed of accordingly". 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a similar direction as the one passed by the Division Bench of this Court referred to above. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 27th August, 2009 CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17973 of 2009 (Disposed of) 27th August, 2009 CBS