THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.26792 OF 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 to 4 in orally ordering the petitioner to stop all the activities in their club including playing the game of Rummy with stakes/syndicate by the members of the petitioner club, as arbitrary and illegal. A consequential direction is sought to the first respondent not to interfere with playing the game of Rummy with stakes/syndicate by the members of the petitioner club. Counter affidavit is filed by the fourth respondent, wherein he stated that Crime Nos.195 of 2009, 230 of 2009 and 34 of 2011, have been registered against the petitioner club for violation of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act (for short, “the Act”), and suppressing the said fact, the present Writ Petition is filed. The fourth respondent further asserts that they had never asked the petitioner to close down its activities nor they have interfered with the activity of 13 card game with stakes. Counsel, appearing on either side, would agree that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by the order in W.P.Nos.24533 of 2011 and batch dated 9.9.2011 wherein this Court, while directing the respondents not to interfere with any card game of Rummy (a 13 cards game), whatever be the stakes, being played in the clubs, observed that the respondents were not precluded from entering into these clubs, from taking action in terms of Section 5 of the Act and, thereafter, to initiate penal proceedings under Sections 3 and 4 for violation of the provisions of the Act. This Court made it clear that the petitioners club should cause no hindrance to the respondents in exercising their statutory powers under Section 5 or any other provisions of the Act. The Writ Petition is also disposed of in accordance with, and in terms of, the order passed in W.P.Nos.24533 of 2011 and batch dated 9.9.2011. No orders as to costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J September 30, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.26792 OF 2011 September 30, 2011 MD