IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.14405 OF 2011 Between: Crystal Family Club … PETITINOER AND The Commissioner of Police, Twin Cities, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, and others … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.14405 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner club seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with its lawful activities as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. It is brought to my notice that in similar circumstances, a Division Bench of this Court has clarified the legal position on this issue in its judgment in W.A.No.1167 of 2002, dated 29.07.2002. The relevant portion may be extracted hereunder: “The police authorities cannot obstruct the writ petitioner-club from conducting card room where the members and guests of the writ petitioner’s cultural centre are allowed to play the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). At the same time, we make it clear that the police are always at liberty to enter the premises and check as to whether the cultural centre of the club is conducting card room where the members and guests of petitioner’s cultural centre are playing the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game) for the purpose of verification. If they receive any intimation, the police may enter the Club and verify the same and proceed further if the members and guests of writ petitioner’s cultural centre play other than the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). The police authorities are also at liberty to proceed with the cases, which are already registered.” Following the above judgment of the Division Bench, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the directions given in the judgment in W.A.No.1167 of 2002, dated 29.07.2002. However, it is made clear that the respondents are at liberty to take appropriate action against the members of the petitioner club if they promote any illegal activity at its premises. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J June 08, 2011 MD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 14405 OF 2011 June 08, 2011