- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16570 WP No. 10494 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 10494 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: BAIRAVESHWARA SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTER, K.R.PETE CHANNARAYAPATNA MAIN ROAD TEGANAHALLI FARM HOUSE HIRIKALALE POST K.R.PETE TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 423 (REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, SRI THIMMARAJU AND HARISH A.N., RESPECTIVELY) (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960) …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRITHVIRAJ SHASTRY G., ADVOCATE FOR SRI G.BALAKRISHNA SHASTRY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16570 WP No. 10494 of 2025 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. 3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NAGAMANGALA TALUK AND TOWN MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 432. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KIKKERI TOWN, K.R.PETE MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 432. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE LAWFUL OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PROMOTING AND INDULGING IN ARTS, LITERATURE, CHESS, CARROM, TABLE TENNIS, RUMMY, BEST OF SEVEN, VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, ETC. AND ALLOW THE PETITIONER ASSOCIATION TO OPERATE FREELY AND LEGALLY WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION PREMISES AND TO CARRY ON ITS USUAL DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES WITHOUT THE CONSTANT TROUBLE AND HARASSMENT FROM THE POLICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents not to interfere with the lawful - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16570 WP No. 10494 of 2025 operation of the association and its activities such as promoting & indulging in Arts, Literature, Chess, Carrom, Table Tennis, Rummy, Best of Seven, Volleyball, Badminton, etc. and allow the Petitioner Association to operate freely and legally within the association premises and to carry on its usual day-to-day activities without the constant trouble & harassment from the Police. (ii) Issue any other writ or directions to meet the ends of justice.” 2. Heard Sri Prithviraj Shastry G, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, would submit that there is no interference with the recreation centre of the petitioner said to have been registered on 13-02-2025. However, in the event there would be any interference by the police, it is open to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court, yet again. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52