IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.33030 of 2014 BETWEEN Sri Srinivasulu Welfare and Cultural Association AND ... PETITIONER The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Department of Revenue), A.P. Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and others.
...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:
ORDER:
Heard.
2. Petitioner, who is a Welfare and Cultural Association, seeks orders against the police authorities from interfering with the lawful activities including the conducting of game of rummy.
3. Learned Government Pleader has received instructions where any interference of the police is denied. It is further stated that the present writ petition is filed only on anticipation and apprehension and that if there is any complaint received against the petitioner-Association, the police are duty bound to take appropriate action.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that this court has considered similar matters viz., W.P.No.22638 of 2014 and the same was disposed of by order dated 05.08.2014.
Hence, following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of operation portion in W.P.No.22638 of 2014, which is as follows:
“The petitioner questions the action of the respondents in interfering with the 13 cards game of rummy being played in their club. Counsel, appearing on either side, would agree that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by the order in W.P.No.24533 of 2011 and batch dated 09.09.2011 wherein this Court, while directing the respondents not to interfere with any card game of Rummy (a 13 cards game), whatever be the stakes, being played in the clubs, observed that the respondents were not precluded from entering into these clubs, from taking action in terms of Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974 (for short, “the Act”) and, thereafter, to initiate penal proceedings under Sections 3 and 4 for violation of the provisions of the Act. This Court made it clear that the petitioner clubs should cause no hindrance to the respondents in exercising their statutory powers under Section 5 or any other provisions of the Act.
This Writ Petition is also disposed of in accordance with, and in terms of, the order passed in W.P.No.24533 of 2011 and batch dated 09.09.2011. The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.”
As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J November 21, 2014 LMV