IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.12943 OF 2010 DATED:19.07.2010 Between: M/s. Balaji Club (A Unit of NGR Housing & Resort Pvt. Ltd.) situated at Premises II, III & IV Floors No.3-4-897/A, Barkatpura Rep. by its M.D.P. Ram Reddy S/o. P. Mohan Reddy R/o.F-5, B-25 Baghlingampally, Hyderabad … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.12943 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner – club assails the action of the police authorities in interfering with its activities and seeks a consequential direction to the respondent police authorities not to interfere with such activities including playing chess, carroms, rummy with syndicate/stakes (thirteen cards game) etc. The matter is squarely covered by the judgment dt.29.7.2002 of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1167 of 2002. The relevant portion thereof reads as under: “The police authorities cannot obstruct the Writ Petition – 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 are 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 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, 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 Petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the aforestated judgment with the same directions. No order as to costs. _______________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 19.7.2010 bnr