Annapurneshwari Recreation and Sports Club v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:26335; WP No. 17158 of 2025 (GM-Police), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 16 July 2025 by S Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. Annapurneshwari Recreation and Sports Club (Channapatna, Ramanagara) v. State of Karnataka and police officials. Keywords: writ of mandamus; restraint on police demanding permissions/NOCs not required by law; non-interference with lawful activities of registered recreational club; Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1980; Police Act; Licensing and Controlling of Places of the Public Amusement Order; reliance on W.P. No. 18409/2025 and W.P. No. 18625/2005; enquiry permitted in case of game of chance; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with an observation that the respondents shall not interfere with the affairs of the petitioner except as is permissible in law; it was further clarified that if the petitioner carries on any game of chance, the respondent authorities may enquire into the matter and the petitioner shall co-operate with the same.