IN THE HIGH COURT OF KAR.NA'1'AKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 10m {DAY OF AuGUsf1>.f;j~;_o':1_bf;~ if
BEFORE
THE HONTSLE Mr. JUs*_1'Irj zg3'1IRE'CfI"THE"~RESPONI;)EN'I'S NOT TO INSIST THE
PETITIONER I '---.Q'B"I'AIN LICENSE UNDER
KARNATAKA"POLIC--E'.ACT OR UNDER LICENSING <3:
COE.\ITROLLING_V OF PLACES OF' PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
FOR ¥?LA'I/ING OF""SKI1,I, GAMES LIKE CHESS. DART
. CAIvIE,, SNOOKER. CAROM, ELECTRONIC COIN
' 'GAMES POKER, WALL GAME, SIX COLOUR GAMES.
IRLI.MM.Y?_E*I"IC'"IN THE PREMISES OF THE PETITIONER
ASSOCI.AfIjION .
".TI'~IIS VVRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR
A PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY. THE COURT MADE
" TI_~I_E FOLLOVVING:
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ORDER
Mr.l\larendra Prasad. learned High Cotiift
Government Pleader clirectetl to take noti-e:eV’.____foT1′:_’4
respondent
2. Even though. the matter for’pre’lin:,i1j§WV..,t.,
hearing, with consent, it is tiakenup forfinailr dislposél;
3. The petitioner’- «is lz.-tiiijAs’soeié1t.ior1 registered
under the Karnata__l<a SoCie.ties'.Regis't1iet.i'on Act, 1960.
The Case of "t,he7_..p.et'ii:ic?.1'ie.1'-Asscciation is that it is
engagect ~–isn_ and other cultural
aet,i\ritie's such l)aL1't Game, Snooker, Carom.
Elect1'onieCoi1=": GaI1ies;…_l3()kerr, Wall Game, Six Colour
"*«,Gariie¢s,E._Ru,rnn1y'"'e»t.<:,_.,«and other indoor games for the
jnembers. It is the case of the petitioner
t.ha:twt.iie_ res_ponde1'1t;s are insisting that the petitioner
*.,sh_oulc1_oi:3tain license either under the Karnataka Police
Act, or under the provisioiis of Licensiiig and Controlling
__Q_f' Places of Public Amusement Order 2002.
4. Identical questions have been considered by
this Court in W.P.No.l8625/2005 disposed of on
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27.01.2006 hoiding that permissitm under the Police
Act is not required to run 21 Society or a recreation club
of the present. r1atu1’e_a.11ci the petitioners need _.._r;ot.
obtain any 1iC.€3l’1S€ to run the ree1*eat.ion activities –for_
benefit of its members. Co1i$equent’_1y. fo1’iowi:-jg oiigier’ ‘
passed:
{3} Petition stands allotoed.
(b}’i’he respondents the
petitioner shot1l.(§1″ ()1:it;éii1’1. ” r.1:1&eCeoSa1″_y**’ vglicense
for the afo1’esaio that shed}
€XC11.It;f’1€’:’:”;.flg’J]’l{‘? .r game and
‘ shall monitor the
a§V:tri’vit4iesV t3:fjV’t1:he%–~Aésséiciatio11.
_____ _F1’asad, learned High Court
(3oV’eVrr1:11E:~r1:t,«vr. “P.1_eader appea1’irig for respor1derit.s is
perniit,t’ed ‘t;?;)j_ memo of appearance within four weeks.
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JUDGE
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