IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 25199 of 2009 Between: Mullapudi Srinivasa Kumar Chowdary ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The State of AP, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 25199 of 2009 ORDER : The petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition aggrieved by the interference by the respondents preventing the members of petitioner’s society from playing rummy, which is a game of skill, with stakes or syndicate. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Home. 3. Every club maintains a card roof and the members of the club are allowed to play game called ‘Rummy’ with 13 cards, which is considered to be a game of skill but not a game of choice. So long as the members of the club play any games of skill, they shall not be prevented from playing such games. It is only when the members play games of choice, then, it shall be objected to and the police got a right to stop such illegal activities. 4. In that view of the matter, the respondents are hereby directed not to interfere with the activities of the petitioner so long as he continues such activities in games of skill. But, however, if it is noticed that the members of the petitioner’s society are indulging the games of choice, then the police can definitely interfere with such activities. 5. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ November 19, 2009 kvr