THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5698 of 2006 DATED:09-02-2007 BETWEEN Jamipathi Raghu. …PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District and others. …RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5698 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the petitioner’s conducting skill games such as (a) ring throw, (b) ball box, (c) Video games, (d) dart throw and (e) Steel games, as illegal and arbitrary. The contention of the petitioner is that he is running skill games, but the respondents are interfering with his business without there being any justifiable reason. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents 1 to 11, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the activities being carried out by the petitioner as long as the activities of the petitioner are in accordance with law. However, if the activities being carried out by the petitioner are found in violation of the provisions of the A.P.Gaming Act or any other law which is in force in the State, the respondents are at liberty to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. No costs. _______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J Dated: 09-02-2007 sj