APHC010320472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 16186/2025 Between: 1. DIVI SOCIAL CLUB, REGD. NO.4/1942-43, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT YASAM CHITTI BABU, S/O. VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/O.D.NO. 7-79, AVANIGADDA VILLAGE, AVANIGADDA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, NELAPADU, AMRAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KRISHNA, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, AVANIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AVANIGADDA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE SUBINSPECTOR OF POLICE, AVANIGADDA, AVANIGADDA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GHANTASALA UDAYA BHASKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in interfering into the activities of the Petitioners club and not allowing the with the game of rummy 13 cards is wholly illegal arbitrary unconstitutional and contrary to the judgment of this Honble Court held in 2015 SCC Online Hyd 1042 and consequently direct the respondents not interfere into the activities of the petitioners club with the game of rummy (13 cards) and further direct the respondents as 2 and when required check and verify the activities of the petitioner club by following due process of law” 2. Heard Sri G.Udaya Bhaskar, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri Md.Farooq learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, would submit that the police have not received any representation regarding the relief sought by the petitioner in the present petition and that they have not interfered in the activities of the club. It is further submitted that the police are merely patrolling the premises of the club to maintain peace and tranquility. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide Writ Petition No.30597 of 2014 and batch, dated 29.10.2015. 5. Considering the submissions made, following the said Order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.30597 of 2014 and batch, dated 29.10.2015 and taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 1. Directing the respondent police authorities not to interfere with the card game of rummy (13 card game) whatever be the stakes: 2. Directing the petitioner to install video cameras and record the entire recreational activities in the clubs and preserve the said data at least for a period of fortnight so that the police can check the 3 footage. The said C.C. cameras shall be connected with the jurisdictional police for observation by the police to find out as to whether members of the clubs are indulging in the activity of gambling. If any of the gaming places is not covered by C.C. cameras, it is for the police to take action. 3. Declaring that the police are entitled to enter into the premises of the petitioners’ club for taking action as per law in the event of there being any violation of the provisions of law by the petitioner and the petitioner shall not cause any hindrance to the police in exercising their statutory powers; and 4. Declaring that this order would not come in the way of the respondents from taking action as per law. 5. Declaring that any deviation of the above guidelines by the petitioner’s clubs will be construed as violation of this order. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:01.09.2025 Asr 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.16186 of 2025 Dt.01.09.2025 Asr