IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15677 of 2004 Between: LVR & Sons Club & Reading Room, Regd.No. 2/1910, Koretepadu, Guntur -522 007 rep by its Secretary, Muvva Chandra Mouli ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District. 2 The Inspector of Police, Arundalpet Police, Station, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Dy. Inspector General of Police, Guntur Range, Guntur, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or otherwise directing the respondents to check, search or inspect the premises more particularly the card room of the petitioner Club as per the orders in W.P.No. 10074/2004 dt. 21-6-2004 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner seeks a writ of Mandamus forbearing from interfering with the activities of the petitioner’s club in particular with the Card Room of the petitioner’s club where the members and guests of the petitioner’s society are allowed to play the game of Rummy with stakes (strike game/syndicate game). It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government pleader appearing for the respondents that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in the case of TWIN CITIES CINEMA CULTURAL CENTRE ( FORMERLY TWIN CITIES CLUB) v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE and the writ petition can be disposed of in terms of the said decision. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to obstruct the petitioner’s club from conducting card room for playing the game of rummy with stakes (strike game/syndicate game) by its members and guests. However, liberty is granted to the respondents to enter the premises and check if they have information that any game other than rummy is being played in the premises and to take necessary action in accordance with law. No costs. ____________ 01-09-2004 Note: Issue wire at party’s cost. B/o klp To 1 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Guntur District. 2 The Inspector of Police, Arundalpet Police, Station, Guntur, Guntur District. 3 The Dy. Inspector General of Police, Guntur Range, Guntur, Guntur District. 4 2CCs to G.P.for Home, High Court building, Hyderabad(OUT). 5 2CD copies