Mayuri Theatre A/C Dts, v. Prl.Secy., Home Dept., State Of A.P.,
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA MURTI WRIT PETITION No.10605 OF 2018 ORDER:
This writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking verbatim the following relief:
" For the reasons mentioned in the accompanying affidavit, it is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction, one or more particularly one in the nature of writ of " Mandamus" declare the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioners to run their theatres as per the rates mentioned in their applications though the G.O.Ms.No.100, dated 26.04.2013 issued by the 1st respondent is setaside by virtue of orders passed in W.P.No.18779 of 2014 and batch dated 31.10.2016 allowing the cinema theatres to run as per the rates informed to the licensing authority as illegal and arbitrary and to permit the petitioners to collect price deemed appropriate by them as per their applications dated 16.03.2018 and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit proper in the circumstances of the case."
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I have heard the submissions of Sri V.V.Satish, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, and of the learned Government Pleader for Home (AP) appearing for the respondents. I have perused the material record. 3.
Learned counsel for both the parties are in agreement that the issue in the instant writ petition is square covered by the orders of this Court in W.P.No.19046 of 2014 and batch.
4.
Recording the statements of the learned counsel for both the parties, this writ petition is disposed of on the same terms for the reasons alike as were mentioned in the orders in the aforestated writ petition and batch. There shall be no order as to costs.
The Registry is directed to enclose the copy of order in the aforestated writ petitions to this order.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
_____________________ M. SEETHARAMA MURTI, J 29.03.2018 pln