HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.31499 of 2011 O R D E R: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home, appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. 2. On the earlier occasion this matter was adjourned to enable the learned Government Pleader for Home to get instructions with regard to the petitioner-Club on the aspect as to whether this matter is similar to the batch of writ petitions disposed of by this Court in W.P.No.24533 of 2011 and batch, dated 09-09-2011. 3. Today, on instructions, the learned Government Pleader for Home, submits that the petitioner-club is existing and it is not in dispute that the relief sought for in this writ petition is covered by the common order in the batch of writ petitions referred to above. 4. In view of that there shall be a similar direction and for the reasons stated in the batch of writ petitions, referred to above, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with any card game of Rummy (a 13 Cards game), whatever be the stakes, being played in these clubs. It is made clear that this order shall not preclude the respondents from entering the clubs concerned and from taking action in terms of Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974 (for brevity ‘the Act’) and, thereafter, to initiate penal proceedings under Sections 3 and 4 for violations of the provisions of the Act. The petitioner clubs shall cause no hindrance to the respondents in exercising their statutory powers under Section 5 or any other provisions of the Act. However, in the circumstances, without any order as to costs. _______________________ 07-12-2011 VILAS V. AFZUL PURKAR,J kvr