IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NOS.32616-32617 OF 2018 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
1. THE MEMBERS RECREATION CLUB NO.1/9, BANAKAL VILLAGE MUDIGERE CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 113. (REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MR. KRISHNAPPA) 2. MR. KRISHNAPPA S/O. THIMMAPPA POJARY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NO.1/9, BANAKAL VILLAGE MUDIGERE CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 113. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI AKASH B. SHETTY, ADV.) AND:
1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEAD QUARTERS NRUPATUNGA ROAD BANGALORE-560 001.
2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (MR. ANNAMALAI) OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SH 57, VIJAYA NAGAR CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MUDIGERE DIVISION CHIKKMAGALURU.
2 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE BANAKAL DIVISION MUDIGERE CHIKKMAGALURU.
5. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE BANAKAL POLICE STATION MUDIGERE CHIKKMAGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR A. PATIL, A.G.A. FOR R1 TO R5) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 5 TO NOT TO INTERFERE IN THE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUB IN CONDUCTING SKILL GAMES LIKE CARDS (RUMMY), CARDS (ANDAR-BAHAR), SIX COLOUR PIN GAMES AND POKER PLAYED IN COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC MACHINES (VIDEO GAMES) AS PER THE ABOVE DECLARED COURT ORDERS AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 23.01.2019 seeking withdrawal of the writ petitions.
2. The memo is taken on record.
3. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh writ petition.
Sd/- JUDGE ST