Sri Garugu Vemareddy Cultural And Recreational Society v. The Superintendent Of Police, Guntur Urban District At

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WRIT PETITION No.13617 of 2012 Between:

Sri Garugu Vemareddy Cultural and Recreational Society

...Petitioner

and The Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban District and others

...Respondents

DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 03.09.2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.13617 of 2012 ORDER:

The grievance of the petitioner society was that the police authorities were interfering with its lawful activities, including a card room where the members and guests of the petitioner society were allowed to play the game of rummy (13 cards game) with stakes and syndicate at the premises bearing D.No.12-463/4, Tadepalli Village and Mandal, Guntur District.

The Sub-Inspector of Police, Tadepalli Police Station, Guntur District, filed a counter-affidavit stating that earlier, one Sri Sai Teja Cultural and Recreation Society had filed a Writ Petition before this Court, viz., W.P.No.19960 of 2011, assailing the action of the police authorities in interfering with its activities in allowing its members to play rummy (13 cards game) as illegal. Significantly, that Writ Petition also pertained to club activities at D.No.12-463/4, Ashramam Road, Tadepalli Village and Mandal, Guntur District. Writ Petition No.19960 of 2011 was dismissed with exemplary costs of Rs.5,000/- , taking note of the counter-affidavit filed therein to the effect that no club by the name Sri Sai Teja Cultural and

Recreation Society was running at the subject premises and no activities were being conducted there. The SubInspector of Police further stated that the petitioner society was also not running a club at the subject premises and that under the guise of the interim orders obtained from this Court, they were planning to open such a club. He further stated that at the subject premises, a dilapidated school was in existence. Given the afore-stated facts and more particularly, the dismissal of Writ Petition No.19960 of 2011 filed by another society in relation to the very same premises, this Court is of the opinion that this Writ Petition was filed without bonafides.

The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. Interim order dated 09.05.2012 shall stand vacated.

Pending miscellaneous petitions shall also stand dismissed. No order as to costs.

____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 3rd SEPTEMBER, 2015.

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