Sravanthi Cinema v. The State Of A.P .

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA MURTI WRIT PETITION No.11434 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 of direction, one or more particularly in the nature of the 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 WP.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 21-03-2018 and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit proper in the circumstances of the case." 2.

I have heard the submissions Sri V.V. Satish, learned counsel for the petitioner, 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 squarely covered by the orders of this Court in W.P.No.19046 of 2014 and batch and W.P.MP.No.16343 of 2017 in W.P.No.18779 of 2014. 4.

Having regard to the facts and submissions and for the reasons alike as were mentioned in the orders in the afore-stated Writ Petitions, this Writ Petition is also disposed of on the same

terms as were mentioned in the orders in the afore-stated Writ Petitions.

5.

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.

There shall be no order as to costs.

____________________________ M.SEETHARAMA MURTI, J 06th April, 2018 MD