IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7620 of 2009 Between: Repaka victor, S/o. Samuel, R/o. Amalapuram, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Inspector General of Police Eluru Range, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Police, East Godavari District at kakinada. 3 The Superintendent of Police, West Godavari District at Eluru. 4 The Superintendent of Police, Visakhapatnam District at Visakhapatnam. 5 The Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. .....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 will be pleased to to issue writ or direction particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the exhibition of the skill games such as a) ring throw, (b) Ball Box, (c) video games, (d) dart throw and (e) steel games, by the petitioner as illegal, void, without power and jurisdiction and also contravention of Section 15 of the A.P. Gaming Act, 1974, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.AVULA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The petitioner asserts that he is eking out his livelihood by arranging skill games such as ring throw; ball box, video games, dart throw, steel games, etc. as a mobile vendor. He states that these games involve skill and are thus excluded from the ambit of A.P. Gaming Act, 1974 (for short “the Act”) particularly, by virtue of Section 15 of the Act. He also asserts that he is not indulging in any other activities prohibited either under the Act or any other legislation, and it is his grievance that the respondents-officials are interfering with his legitimate activities and not permitting him to pursue his business of skill games. The learned Government Pleader for Home has fairly submitted that as per the provisions of the Act the respondents are not entitled to interfere in any legitimate activity of a citizen, including the petitioner, in respect of exhibition of skill games such as ring throw, ball box, video games, dart throw, steel games, etc. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Home, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the legitimate business of the petitioner. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 15th April, 2009 bcj