THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15541 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Elite Recreations & Resorts (P) Ltd., represented by its Director–G.Krishna Chaitnya seeking mandamus declaring the action of the respondents from interfering or obstructing its activity of conducting card room where the members and guests of the petitioner are allowed to play the game of rummy with 13 cards with stake/syndicate, as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and contrary to the provisions of A.P.Gaming Act, 1974. The petitioner is a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 through Certificate of Incorporation dated 28.12.1992. The petitioner–company was promoted by a Group of Medical Doctors with non profit motive with an object to create interest among the people for taking part in cultural and welfare activities and other recreation activities to conduct sports, indoor and outdoor games, health camps etc. The petitioner company was originally situated at premises bearing Plot No.77, Road No.9-A, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad and subsequently in the year 2010 shifted to the present premises bearing No.8-2-293/82/A/16 & 33, Plot Nos.16 and 33, Road No.5, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The grievance of the petitioner-company is that the police authorities are obstructing its activity of conducting card room where the members and guests of it are allowed to play the game of rummy with stakes/syndicate (thirteen card game). When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home takes notice on behalf of the respondents. The issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by a judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Twin Cities Cinema Cultural Centre v. Commissioner of Police[1], wherein it has been held as under: “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 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 is 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. The writ appeal is disposed of accordingly.” Following the above judgment of the Division Bench, this writ petition is also disposed of in the same terms. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 02.07.2010 va [1] 2002 (5) ALT 805 (DB)