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2002 Supreme(AP) 676

A.GOPAL REDDY
Twin Cities Cinema Cultural Centre, Hyderabad – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad – Respondent


A. GOPAL REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner-Twin Cities Cinema cultural Centre (for short "the petitioner- club) is a registered Society and it obtained licence from the 1st respondent- commissioner of Police, Hyderabad under the provisions of the Hyderabad City police Act, 1348-F, vide licence No. 40/2001 dt. 2-11-2001 for providing cultural and recreation facilities to its members. The present writ petition is filed complaining the unauthorized interference of the respondents in so far as the card room of the petitioner- club. The case of the petitioner-Club is that it allows the game of Rummy only with stakes, which is played with 13 cards and syndicate in its card room. The petitioner- club does not allow its members and guests to play any other game with playing cards. Since the game of Rummy is a game of skill and the provisions of A. P. Gaming Act, 1974 (for short "the Act") are not applicable to the game of Rummy, the respondents are not justified in interfering with the lawful activities of the petitioner-Club. It is also the case of the petitioner-Club that if the respondents suspect that any unlawful activities are going on in the premises of the petitioner-Club, they are sup












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