. Ad .» 'V :k W? No.65186 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAD DATED THIS THE 14'?" DAY OF SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTIC_E..AJIT gJ'.Gifi§fJ,Af.v'_' E' B WRIT PETITION No .65 186 /E2009 ~-i:'G'M~--_BPo:1:'iceV}D ,_ , . BETWEEN: Shri Venkateshwar Sqeial V, , Association, Holabasayeshwari. , Complex, Near Raghavehdra Talkies, Mudho1'I'q., ' V Bagalkot DistriCAt,v--._ H V Rep. By its P?jesQi»e_r1t,, Sri. Vi1<ra1n"si,righ: ,Ramfs;u:;gh Rajapjét. Age:j53I. j5:ear_S,'f . Occ: President, _0: ' 'ho'i Tq., Baga1k0tD*istrie_t§' ». D" (By S-ri. us. K:é;1'vve1d,."Ac1.i}ocate) 'Karnataka, 1 Rep. Byfi.ts1'Secreta:y, Home 'D,<-zpartment, Superintendent of Police, D "Bz5Lga1k0t District, Bagalkot. Vidhagza Soudha, Bangalore-«O1. . . PETITIONER WP No.65186 of 2009 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jamkhandi. 4. The Circle Inspector of Police, Mudhol, Mudhol Tq., Bagalkot District. 5. The Sub--Inspector of Police, Mudhol, Mudhol Tq., " - _ , " Bagalkot District. " °._.RE.S'PQ§§DE_l§~lTS _ (By Sri. R.K.Hatti, HCGP) This petition is filed .1find'e.r".A1'ticle"s;226 and 227 of the C0r1stituti'n.n"_'-- of, India praying' to direct the respondents. lnot5ft_ow_ i1:asist- _upo--njthepetitioner to obtain the license forthe"---pla3fyol'=.r:hes,s,'* carrom, dart game, poker, s_ix._iicolaL1V3: games, rumrny, table tennis; billitarfdvs/shookc.r and "all indoor games being run under' the'nani1ei"an'd. 'style of Shri Venkateshwar Social Asso--ciation,._ijMud'ho];" either under the Karnataka Police Act"sori L1nder'any"provisions of the Licensing and controlling of Places of Public Amusement Order. i.Tl~iis "i'petitionlllllcoming on for preliminary hearing 'thi's..day',"th-e «Court made the following: ORDER
.. Mr.” R.K.l~Iatti, learned High Court Government
‘iilleader, accepts notice for respondent Nos.l to 5. %
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2. Even though this matter is listed for preliminary
hearing, with consent, the same is taken up forifinal
disposal. . l i
3. The petitioner is an
under the Karnataka Societies
The case of the petitionergfkssociation
engaged in conducting ciiltural
activities such as indoor games
for the benefit,_of is’:l_t’l*ie case of the
petiticgnleri resphondelnitls are insisting that the
petitioner ” sho1,1_ld.i:V’aobtain” licence either under the
KarnatakaP,o1ice Z3.-ct.’ or under the provisions of
iiléontroliing of places of Public
=- Qrder 1970.
A learned counsel for the petitioner as well as
V”-the learned Government I-‘leader for respondents submit
-,thatl.ithe subject matter of this writ petition is covered by