IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 17744 of 2008 Between: Beyond Basiks Infotech Private Limited, Rep. by its Managing Director, Raj B. Tadla, Son of Dr. Nanda Gopal, Aged 37 Years, Office at 203, G.V.S. Towers, 1-2-597/28, Domalaguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad at Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad at Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inactiono of the respondents in not disposing the application ﬁled by the petitioner for grant of licence/renewal of licence as arbitrary, null and void and consequently direct the respondents to issue/renew the licence to the Petitioner for sale of cinema tickets on line booking system as Per G.O.Ms.No. 47 Home General A Department, dated 10-3-2006 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 17744 of 2008 Oral Order: The petitioner engages in the business of online ticketing of sales in various theatres. On 15-01-2001 petitioner had obtained permission from the 2nd and 3rd respondents for pursuing the said business. Permission was renewed from time to time and was in force till 31- 12-2006. Thereafter too the petitioner made several applications to the respondents for grant/renewal of license for pursuing the online ticketing business. The petitioner is aggrieved that the respondents have neither granted nor rejected the license and thereby disabled either pursuit of business or pursuit of remedies against any orders of rejection. The petitioner claims entitlement to pursue business in terms of the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No. 47 Home General A Department dated 10-03-2006. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Home, directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner dated 22-02-2008 for grant of license under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cinema Regulations Act, 1970 expeditiously and in any event within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The reasoned order of the 2nd and 3rd respondents shall be communicated to the petitioner within the aforesaid time. No order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 26-08-2008 pvks