IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5392 of 2009 Between: Official Club Rep. by its Secretary, B.Siva Rama Krishna, S/o. B.C. Babaiah Penukonda, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police Ananthapur Dist. Ananthapur. 2 The Deputy Superintendent of Police Penukonda Ananthapur Dist. 3 The Circle Inspector Penukonda Police Station Penukonda, Ananthapur Dist. 4 The Sub-Inspector of Police Penukonda Police Station Penukonda, Ananthapur Dist. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS by declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to run its day to day activities without any valid reason and by interfering with its day to day activities under threat of forcible closure, as illegal, arbitrary, high handed and consequentially direct the respondents not to interfere with the activities of the petitioner club. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : O R D E R:- The case of the petitioner-club is that it has been carrying out its activities for more than 60 years in accordance with the bye-laws and memorandum of association of the petitioner-club and its activities include playing of Tennis, Ring Tennis, Chess, Caroms, etc. and International Playing Cards Game (13 Cards Rummy) is also part and parcel of the games promoting the sports activities, and the petitioner never conducted 52 Cards Game, but the petitioner’s main grievance is that the respondents, without any valid reason, are interfering with its day to day activities on the ground that the petitioner-club is conducting the game of 52 Cards Game under threat of forcible closure and also registered a case against it. Hence, this writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to interfere with its activities. When the writ petition is taken up for admission, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Government Pleader for Home that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by an order dated 12.2.2007 passed by this Court in W.P.No.844 of 2007, and both the learned counsel agreed to the disposal of the writ petition by and in terms of the said order. Accordingly, following the aforementioned order dated 12.02.2007, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the petitioner-club from conducting Card Room where the members and guests of the petitioner-club are allowed to play the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (13 cards Rummy). At the same time, it is made clear that the police are always at liberty to enter the premises of the petitioner-club and check as to whether it is conducting Card Room where the members and guests of the petitioner-club are playing the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (13 cards rummy) for the purpose of verification. If they receive any intimation, the police may enter the petitioner-club and verify the same and proceed further if the members and guests of the petitioner-club play other than the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (13 card game). The police officials are also at liberty to proceed with the case, which is already registered. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 18th March, 2009 bcj