- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21949 WP No. 16163 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 16163 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SHREE LAKSHMIVENKATESHWARA, SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION SITUATED NAGAVALLI HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 572 120 (IT IS A SOCITEY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1960) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SRI. KRISHNA.S S/O LATE ADAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHUSUDHAN M.N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE SUPREINTENDENT OF POLICE TUMAKURU DISTRICT Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21949 WP No. 16163 of 2025 TUMAKURU TOWN-572 101. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPREINTENDENT OF POLICE TUMAKURU SUB-DIVISION TUMAKURU TOWN-572 101. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE HEBBUR POLICE STATION HEBBUR HOBLI TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN-572 120. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE HEBBUR POLICE STATION HEBBUR HOBLI TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN -572 120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 PRAYING TO (A) DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 4 POLICE NOT TO COMPEL OR PRESSURIZE THE PETITIONER TO CLOSE DOWN THE RECREATION CLUB CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 4 POLICE TO NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE SMOOTH CONDUCTING OF PROGRAMS IN THE NAME AND STYLE OF SHREE LAKSHMIVENKATESHWARA SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION WHICH IS SITUATED AT NAGAVALLI, HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMAKURU DISTRICT AND ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21949 WP No. 16163 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 2. The petitioner has sought for issuance of writ mandamus to direct respondents No.2 to 5 - Police not to interfere in the activities of the Recreation Club. 3. It is noticed that the facts made out and grounds urged required a direction to be passed as in the order in W.P.15303/2025. 4. The order in W.P.15303/2025 reads as follows: "The petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus to respondent Nos.1 to 5 to consider the representation at Annexure-'C' dated 15.04.2025. By virtue of the representation at Annexure-'C', the petitioner states that they are Society registered and carrying on lawful business by conducting - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21949 WP No. 16163 of 2025 recreational activities in game of skill. It is further submitted that the Office of the respondent Deputy Commissioner have been harassing the Members of the petitioner Association. 2. It is further asserted that they have been carrying on lawful business by obtaining lawful licence. Accordingly, it is submitted that the representation of petitioner may be considered by the respondents. 3. It is settled position in law that once the activities of Members of petitioner Association are being carried on lawfully, the question of respondent Police interfering would not arise unless the activities contravene any provision of law. Needless to state that, it is always open to the respondent Authorities to exercise the powers vested in them, if they have information regarding commission of offence or violation of law. Such action of the respondent Police cannot be considered to be interference. Accordingly, observing that the respondents not to interfere with the affairs of the Petitioner except as is permissible in law, the petition is disposed off." - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21949 WP No. 16163 of 2025 5. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed off in light of the observations made in Para No.3 as extracted above. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DHA/SHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19