Padma Picture Palace, v. The State Of A.P .

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAJASHEKER REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18349 of 2018 ORDER:

This petition is filed by the petitioners for 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 theaters 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 theaters 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 07.05.2018 and 18.05.2018 and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit proper in the circumstances of the case."

At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Home representing the respondents are in agreement that the issue involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order, dated 31.10.2016, in WP.No.19046 of 2014 and batch; and, order, dated 13.04.2017, in WP.MP.No.16343 of 2017 in WP.No.18779 of 2014. Having regard to the facts and submissions and for the reasons alike as were mentioned in the afore-stated orders, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the afore-stated orders. No order as to costs.

Office is directed to enclose copies of the afore-stated order, dated 31.10.2016 in WP.No.19046 of 2014 and batch; and, order, dated 13.04.2017, in WP.MP.No.16343 of 2017 in WP.No.18779 of 2014 to this order.

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

____________________________ A.RAJASHEKER REDDY, J 05.06.2018 Note: Issue CC today.

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