IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO.14540 of 2005 Between: M/s. Prasad Media Corporation Limited, D.No. 6-1-38/1, NTR Garden Marg, Hyderabad, Rep.by its General Manager (Admn.,), Sri A.B.S.R. Vasanth Prasad, S/o. Sri Ram Mohan Rao, aged 58 yrs. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. Youth Advancement Tourism Culture Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, (YAT&C), Secretariat, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to dispose of the Appeal dated 03.03.2005 filed under the provisions of the A.P. Cinema (Regulation) Rules, 1970. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.RAVI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court at the admission stage made the following: THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO.14540 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner made an application for license for a fifth screen installation in their Multiplex. The application was rejected by the first respondent on 05.10.2004. Against the rejection, the petitioner preferred an appeal to the second respondent on 03.03.2005 under Section 7 of the A.P.Cinemas (Regulations) Act, 1955. The petitioner’s complaint is that the second respondent is not considering the appeal on the ground that a House Committee (of the A.P.Legislature) is investigating into issues regarding the setting up of the Multiplex complex by the petitioner/Corporation and that the appeal consideration should await the House Committee Report. The learned Government Pleader for Home appears today and submits that the second respondent has been disabused of the initial notions (that the appeal consideration must await the House Committee Report) and would proceed to dispose of the appeal expeditiously and in any event within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Recording the submission and undertaking, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ (GODA RAGHU RAM, J) 8th July 2005 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City Police, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary, Youth Advancement Tourism Culture Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, (YAT&C), Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies.