Rjy Sri Sai Krishna Theater A/C, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.45154 of 2016 ORDER:

The present writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.100 Home (General.A.1) Department, dated 26.04.2013, by providing therein for minimum and higher ticket admission prices for Airconditioned and Air-cooled theatres and in further notifying a price of only R.10/- contrary to the recommendations made by the High Power Committee and in also fixing a minimum percentage for such category of seats, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard and perused the material available on record. The grievance of the petitioners is that they submitted applications on 14.12.2016, before the 2nd respondent for permission to increase ticket rates for the Movie "KHAIDI NO.150" and the same are pending before the 2nd respondent. In a batch of writ petitions being W.P.No.

19046 of 2014 & batch, this Court set aside the impugned G.O., vide order, dated 31.10.2016, and the petitioners therein are given liberty to collect their proposed fares, informing the same to the authorities concerned and pay taxes proportionately to the Government. Therefore, the petitioners are permitted to collect the rates as proposed in their applications, dated 14.12.2016, till issuance of new G.O.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________ RAJA ELANGO, J Date: 26th December, 2016 KL