Sri Ramachandra Talkies v. State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA MURTI WRIT PETITION No.9943 of 2018 ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioner seeking verbatim the following relief: "... to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.100, dated 16.04.2013 providing the maximum ticket admission prices for Air conditioned and Air Cooled theatres and in further notifying a price of Rs.75/- contrary to the recommendations made by the High Power Committee for such category of seats as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (g), 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India, ultra vires to A.P. Cinema (Regulation) Act, 1970 and A.P. Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1971 consequently directing the respondents to strike down the said G.O.

, to the extent of making such provisions and permit the petitioner cinema theatre to collect Rs.100/- or any other higher price deemed appropriate by them for admission in the cinema theatre and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case."

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I have heard the submissions of Sri C. Sai Vishnu, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and the learned Government Pleaders representing the respondents. I have perused the material record.

3.

At the hearing, learned counsel for both the parties are in agreement that the issue involved in the present writ petition is akin to

the issue involved in W.P.No.19046 of 2014 & batch and W.P.M.P.No.16343 of 2017 in W.P.No.18779 of 2014. A copy of the order, dated 20.03.2018, of this Court in W.P.No.9115 of 2018 which was passed following the orders in the aforesaid writ petition and miscellaneous petition, is placed on record. 4.

Recording the statements of the learned counsel for both the parties and for the reasons alike as were mentioned in the earlier orders of this Court in W.P.No.19046 of 2014 & batch and W.P.M.P.No.16343 of 2017 in W.P.No.18779 of 2014, this Writ Petition is also disposed of in terms of the said orders. There shall be no order as to costs.

The Registry is directed to enclose copies of the orders in the afore-stated writ petitions to this order.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

___________________________ M.SEETHARAMA MURTI, J 27.03.2018 v v