1 APHC010026532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 1526/2025 Between: 1. THE NARSAPUR YOUTH CLUB AND CULTURAL ASSOCIAITON,, REGD.NO.255 OF 2024 SITUATED AT D.NO.4-46/3, SEETHARAMPURAM SOUTH, NARASAPURAM TOWN, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT NADIMPALLI SHYAMKUMAR RAJU S/O KRUSHNAM RAJU, AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC- CULTIVATION R/O H.NO.2-6 JAGANNADHAPURAM VILLAGE, MOGALTHURU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, AP. POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE/DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, BHIMAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE/ SUB DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, NARSAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MOGALTHURU POLICE STATION, MOGALTHURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. POLISETTY RADHA KRISHNA 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: 2 “.... to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with lawful activities of the petitioner club including playing of rummy game of 13 cards which is not a game of chance and also insisting to close down the playing card rooms to play the game of rummy (13 cards), as being arbitrary, illegal, unjust, discriminatory, violative of Article 14, 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and also contrary to the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the lawful activities of the petitioner club including playing of rummy game of 13 cards which is not a game of chance and including not to insist to close down the card room to play the rummy/13 card game.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh petition, if so advised. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ Dr.VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J Date: 18.11.2025 ASR 3 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.1526 of 2025 Dt..18.11.2025 ASR