APHC010607802025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 31477/2025 Between:

1. THE KURNOOL CLUB, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT REPT.

BY ITS SECRETARY P. BALACHANDRA REDDY ...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN POLICE STATION KURNOOL

2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT

4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent Nos.1 to 3 in interfering with lawful activities of the petitioner club including playing of 13 Cards even in spite of the game of Rummy is a game of skill and not the game of chance and thereby insisting the peti