IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 25014 of 2005 Between: Pelleti Rami Reddy Club, Gudur, Nellore District, Regd.No.282/89,Rep by its President Yellasiri Srinivasulu Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Nellore, Nellore District and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioner club for conducting card room for playing the game of rummy with stakes (strike game/syndicate game) by it’s members and guests, as illegal and arbitrary, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home. The issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Twin Cities Cinema Cultural Centre (Formerly Twin Cities Club) v. Commissioner of Police. Following the said judgment, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents not to obstruct the petitioner club from conducting card room to play the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). At the same time, the respondents are always at liberty to enter the club and check as to whether the club of the petitioner is conducting card room where the members and guests of the petitioner club are playing the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game) for the purpose of verification. If they receive any intimation, the respondents may enter the club and verify the same and proceed further if the members and guests of the petitioner club play other than the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). The respondents are also at liberty to proceed with the cases, which are already registered. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 24.11.2005 Dsr Note: Issue CC in three days B/o Dsr