IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.12040 of 2008 Between: Citizen's Club Gajwel, Reg.No. 1775/1981, rept., by its President C.Sanjeeva Reddy. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Medak at Sangareddy-A.P. 2 The Dy.Superintendent of Police, Siddipet, Medak (Dist). 3 The Circle Inspector of Police, Gajwel, Medak ( Dist). 4 Station house Office, P.S.Gajwel, Medak (Dist). .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ of Mandamus, order or direction the action of respondent in interfering / obstructing the day to day lawful activities of petitioner's club as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, discriminatory, unreasonble, without jurisdiction opposed to public, violative of Fundamental Right guaranteed under Art. 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India and also violative of principles of natural justice and issue consequential directions to the respondents, not to interfere/ obstruct with day to day lawful activities of the petitioner's club in conducting card room where the members/ guests are allowed to pay the game of rummy with stakes/ syndicate (thirteen card game) apart from using library, sports and game, socialcultural activities etc., and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MRK.M.MAHENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.12040 of 2008 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the day-to-day lawful activities of the petitioner’s club, as illegal and arbitrary. The subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in TWIN CITIES CINEMA CULTURAL CENTRE (FORMERLY TWIN CITIES CLUB), JUBILEE HILLS, HYDERABAD v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, A.P., HYDERABAD AND OTHERS[1] wherein the Division Bench made the following order: “…… 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 the 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 already registered. The Writ Appeal is disposed of accordingly.” Following the same and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above decision of the Division Bench of this Court. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 12-06-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KSRANI} [1] 2002 (5) ALT 805 (D.B.)