THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.24490 of 2010 DATED: 01.10.2010 Between: The Krishna Club, Regd.No.3 of 1913-14, Machilipatnam rep. by its Secretary G. Prema Poorna Bindu .. Petitioner And State of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1167 of 2002, dated 29.07.2002, the operative portion of which reads 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 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 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 are already registered. The Writ Appeal is disposed of accordingly.” It is further stated that, following the aforesaid Judgment, this Court disposed of similar writ petition in W.P.No.22374 of 2010 on 08.09.2010, with the directions as extracted above. In view of the above, following the aforesaid judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1167 of 2002, dated 29.07.2002, this writ petition is also disposed of by and in terms of the directions as extracted above. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 1st October, 2010 IBL Note: Issue C.C. today B/o IBL