THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No : 20859 of 2005 Dated 23rd September, 2005. Between: Sai Farmers Recreation Club, (Reg.No.5151/93), located at D.No.1-1- 71, Beside Lakshmi Talkies Yellareddy, Yellareddy Mandal, Nizamabad District rep.by its General Secretary Chaprhi Rama Goud S/o.Narsa Goud, aged 38 years, Occ:Agrl.R/o.Thimmapur village, Yellareddy (M), Nizamabad District. And The Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad and others. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No : 20859 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents herein, in obstructing the playing of rummy with stakes/syndicate by the members of the petitioner-club as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the playing of rummy with stakes/syndicate by the members of the petitioner-club within the club premises. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner’s Club and causing much inconvenience and embarrassment to the esteemed members of the club. Time and again, this Court categorically held that 13 cards game is a game of skill and the respondents shall not interfere with the playing of 13 cards game. Same is the view taken by a Division Bench of this Court in Twin Cities Cinema Cultural Centre (Formerly Twin Cities Club) Vs. Commissioner of Police in Writ Appeal No.1167 of 2002, dated 29-07-2002. Therefore, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner-club, particularly with the playing of 13 cards game with or without betting. However, the respondents are at liberty to interfere with the unlawful activities, if any, going on the petitioner- club and to take appropriate action in that regard. With the above observation, the writ petition is closed. No costs. _________________ (K.C.BHANU, J.) Dated 23rd September, 2005. mrb