Telangana High Court
WP/29032/2009 of M/s. Malakpet City Centre, Jai Bhavani Complex, Vs The Station House Officer, on 31 December 2009
SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.29032 of 2009 DATE:31.12.2009 Between: M/s. Malakpet City Centre, represented by its proprietor, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ... Petitioner and The Station House Officer, Chaderghat police station, Hyderabad, and others ... Respondents l l l l l l l
lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA
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lWRIT PETITION No.29032 of 2009
DATE:31.12.2009
Between:
M/s. Malakpet City Centre, represented by its proprietor, Malakpet, Hyderabad. ... Petitioner
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The Station House Officer, Chaderghat policestation, Hyderabad, and others ... Respondents llllllll l lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADAllWRIT PETITION No.29032 of 2009
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ORDER:
This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ ofMandamus to declare the action of the respondents ininterfering with its cultural and recreational activities and in notallowing its members to play the game of rummy (13 cards) incards room, as illegal and arbitrary.
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2Without going into the merits of the case, the matter can bedisposed of at the stage of admission, as it is agreed by thelearned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learnedGovernment Pleader appearing for the respondents that theissue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by anorder of this Court in Writ Petition No.16394 of 2009, dated11.08.2009. The operative portion of the order reads asfollows:
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"Every club maintains a card roof and themembers of the clubare allowed to play game called 'Rummy' with 13 cards, which isconsidered to be a game of skill but not a game of choice. So long asthe members of the club paly any game of skill, they shall not beprevented from playing such games. It is only when the members playgames of choice, then, it shall be objected to and the police got a right tostop such illegal activities.
In that vew of the matter, the respondents are hereby directednot to interfere with the activities of the petitioner so long as it continuesits activities in games of skill. But, however, if it is noticed that themembers of the petitioner are indulging in games of choice, then thepolice can definitely interfere with such activities.
With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of.".
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3Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
_________________________ lGOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J
31[st] December, 2009
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA
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·WRIT PETITION No.29032 of 2009
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31[st] December, 2009
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