THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.9638 of 2009 Order: The petitioner-club seeks a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner-club including playing of the game of Rummy by its members in the card room. The petitioner is a registered society functioning as a Club with several objects. The petitioner asserts that its members play the game of Rummy, a game of skill in the card room, which is not game of gambling, but a game of chance. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the State of Andhra Pradesh v. K. Satyanarayana1, the pursuit of the game of Rummy in a card room in a licensed club does not offend the law. However, the petitioner alleges the respondents are regularly coming to the premises of the petitioner-club and threatening the members and also committee members and preventing the playing of game of Rummy and hence the writ petition. It is also stated that in similar circumstances, this Court has disposed of several writ petitions directing the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioners clubs therein, which is not disputed by the learned Government Pleader. However, the learned Government Pleader for Home submits that the respondents shall not prevent the members of the petitioner-club from pursuing their legitimate game of Rummy, but are entitled to periodically visit the petitioner-club premises to ensure that no untoward or illegal activities are pursued in the club premises. In the light of the submission made on behalf of the respondents by the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner-club or its members including playing of the game of Rummy. The respondents are however at liberty to periodically visit the petitioner-club premises to ensure that no illegal activities are pursued in the petitioner-club. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.05.2009 VGB 1 AIR 1968 SC 823