IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17308 of 2001 Between: 1 D.V. Satyanarayana, s/o. Late Anjaneyulu, Rep.by Managing Partner, R/o. Srikakulam. 2 Chandrasekhara Theatre, Nattayapalem, Visakhpatnam, Rep.by Managing Partner, D. Ramesh, s/o. Tata Rao, aged 32 years. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, Rep.by its Branch Manager, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 2 Joint Collector, Srikakulam Dist., Srikakulam. 3 Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam Dist., Visakhpatnam. 4 Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam Dist., Srikakulam. 5 Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Dist., Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in calling for statement of accounts from 1-7-1994 onwards from the petitioners for the purpose of fixing of the rentals for exhibition of approved short films vide its notice dt. 25-8-1999 as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.N.PRAVEEN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (G. ROHINI, J) 03rd February, 2009. Tsy To 1 The Branch Manager, Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 2 The Joint Collector, Srikakulam Dist., Srikakulam. 3 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam Dist., Visakhpatnam. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Srikakulam Dist., Srikakulam. 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Dist., Visakhapatnam. 6 Two CCs 7 Two CD copies