Chitturi Ganeswara Rao Town Hall v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA MURTI WRIT PETITION No.13258 of 2018 ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioner seeking verbatim the following relief: "For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring action of the respondent police in interfering of the activities of the town hall ie., Chitturi Ganeswara Rao Town Hall, Jangareddygudem (Society No.182 of 1986) and card room without following due process of law is illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code and also violative of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974 and Rules framed there under and also offends Articles 14, 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the police not to interfere into activities of the Citturi Ganeswara Rao Town Hall and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case."

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I have heard the submissions of Sri Mangena Sree Rama Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and of the learned Government Pleader for Home (A.P.), appearing for the respondents 1 to 5. I have perused the material record. 3.

At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner brings to the notice of the Court the order, dated 29.10.2015, of this Court in W.P.Nos.30597 of 2014 and 22428 and 121 of 2015 and submits that the issue presently involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the orders afore-stated. Learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated the pleadings in the writ petition and stated that the only grievance of the writ petitioner is in respect of the interference of the Police Officers with the legal activities in the premises of the petitioner Town Hall.

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Learned Government Pleader for Home submits that the petitioner Town Hall has to install video cameras for recording the entire recreational activities taking place in the Town Hall and that the said C.C. cameras shall be connected to the Jurisdictional Police Station and the Office of the Superintendent of Police for observation of the activities by the Police Officers concerned and that if the said course is followed by the Town Hall, the Police Officers would be able to know whether the recreational activities being undertaken in the Town Hall are legal or not. 5.

Having heard the submissions, this Court is of the considered view that the issue involved in this writ petition is no longer res integra, as the issue is squarely covered by the orders, dated 29.10.2015, of this Court in W.P.No.30597 of 2014 and W.P.Nos.22428 and 121 of 2015.

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Accordingly, for the reasons alike as were mentioned in the orders afore-stated in the afore-stated writ petition and in terms of the afore-stated order, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in the light of this final order.

______________________________ M.SEETHARAMA MURTI, J Date: 27th April, 2018 KL

MSRM, J W.P.No.13258 of 2018 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA MURTI WRIT PETITION No.13258 of 2018 Date: 27th April, 2018 KL