IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1102 of 2011 (Contempt Case U/s. 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act to punish the Respondents herein for violating, disobeying the Order of the High Court dated 27.12.2010 in WP.No.31987 of 2010.) BETWEEN: The Youth Cultural Club, West Godavari District. ... PETITIONER AND C. Ravi Varma and two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. M. PITCHAIAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner is a youth cultural club. WP.No.31987 of 2010 was filed by the petitioner - club seeking direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in interfering with the activities of the petitioner – club including its members to play the game of 13 cars rummy with stakes as illegal and arbitrary. 2. This Court, by order dated 27.12.2010, basing on the earlier judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in TWIN CITIES CINEMA CULTURAL CENTRE v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE[1], disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents not to interfere with lawful activities of the petitioner – club. 3. In this contempt case, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in spite of the above direction, there is interference by the respondents in lawful activities of the petitioner – club, as such, there is willful and deliberate violation of the order of this Court. 4. Counter affidavit is filed by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Narsapur, West Godavari District. In the counter, while denying the various allegations made by the petitioner – club, it is averred that when it had come to the notice of the respondents that a game by name ‘Kothabanthi’ was being played in the petitioner – club, a search warrant was issued in proceedings C.No.488/SDPON/2011 dated 27.05.2011. On which the third respondent along with three constables and other staff inspected the premises of the petitioner – club and found some persons playing gambling ‘Kothabanthi’ by betting money. In view of the same, a case was registered in Cr.No.113 of 2011 under Sections 3 and 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act on the file of the Bhimavaram Town Police Station. It is further stated that the petitioner – club had filed criminal petition to quash the proceedings in FIR.No.113/2011 and the same was dismissed by this Court by order dated 18.07.2011 in CRLP.No.4852 of 2011. 5. Though it is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is interference by the respondents in violation of the orders of this Court, in view of the stand of the respondents that some activities, which are objectionable, were being organized by the petitioner – club and as such, a case was registered in Cr.No.113/2011 alleging that the members of the petitioner – club have violated the provisions of the A.P. Gaming Act, it cannot be said that there is interference by the respondents with the activities of the petitioner – club. When the prohibited activities are noticed, it is always open to the respondents to inspect the petitioner – club and take appropriate action. In that view of the matter, I do not find any force in the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is interference contrary to the directions issued by this Court. The contempt case is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY October 17, 2011 DSK [1] 2002 (5) ALT 805 (DB)