Sneha Souharda Sports and Recreation Club v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:24025 | HC-KAR | WP No. 18025 of 2025 (GM-POLICE) | High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru | Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav | disposed 03-07-2025 | Petitioner: Sneha Souharda Sports and Recreation Club, Saligrama (Mysore), a registered Society claiming lawful licence | Respondents: State of Karnataka (Home), SP Mysore, DySP Mysore South, CI and SI Saligrama | Themes: skill games vs games of chance, police non-interference with lawful activity, police power to act on information of offence and to enquire, Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
No specific direction issued; petition disposed with the recorded position that police will not interfere with lawful activities, while retaining power to act on information of offence or violation of law and to enquire into possible games of chance. ¶6