THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.17079 of 2007 Date : 01-10-2010 Between : Coastal Cultural Club, Kakinada, East Godavari District .. Petitioner and The Superintendent of Police, Kakinada, East Godavari District and three others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.17079 of 2007 ORDER : This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in trying to prohibit the members and guests of the Petitioner-Cultural Club its activities including the playing 13 card Rummy Card game and booking false cases against its members as illegal and a consequential direction to the respondents and to their subordinates not to interfere with the legitimate activities of the club and its members and guests. Both the counsel appearing for the petitioner and respondents would represent that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.19894 of 2007, dated 18- 06-2010. Following the said Judgement, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms thereof as follows : While the Petitioner-Club is entitled to organise playing of rummy with stakes (13 cards game), the respondents are also entitled to prevent the Petitioner-Club from conducting activities involving other forms of gambling. The respondents are entitled to conduct prosecution also, if the Petitioner-Club is involved in organizing the activities of gambling. They are also entitled to interfere with the activities of the Club, if it is found indulging in the gambling activities prohibited by law. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 01st October, 2010. skmr