IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 21879 of 2010 Dated: 2.9.2010 Between: The Officers Recreation Club, Penandipadu, Guntur District .... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintendent of Police, Guntur & others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO :21879 of 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner-Officers Recreation Club is with regard to the interference by the police authorities with its members using the club premises for playing the game of Rummy (13 cards). The matter is covered by the earlier judgment of this Court reported in Twin Cities Cinema Cultural Centre (Formerly Twin Cities Club), Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad V. Commissioner of Police, A.P., Hyderabad and others[1]. The observations of the Division Bench are apposite: “…. Therefore, the police authorities cannot obstruct the writ petitioner-club from conducting card room where the members and guests of the writ petitioner’s cultural center 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 is always at liberty to enter the premises and check as to whether the cultural center of the club is conducting card room where the members and guests of the petitioner’s cultural center 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 the writ petitioner’s cultural center 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 already registered. The writ appeal is disposed of accordingly.” For reasons alike and in accordance with the aforestated order, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the directions given by the Division Bench extracted supra. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ Justice Sanjay Kumar Dated:2.9.2010 gurc THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 21879 of 2010 2.09.2010 [1] 2002(5) ALT 805 (D.B.)