IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8190 of 2000 Between: Sri Venkateswara Talkies, rep. by its Manager, Ramineni Nageswara Rao, S/o.Late Venkatappaiah, R/o.Chennur, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Union of India, rep. by its Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Union Sachivalay, New Delhi. 2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Home and Cinema Affairs, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3. Films Division, rep. by its Branch Manager at Hyderabad. 4. Joint Collector, Licencing Authority at Adilabad. .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the action of respondent No.3 in requiring the petitioner to pay the arrears and insisting on him to exhibit Indian News Review by compulsorily entering into agreements as bad without jurisdiction, illegal and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. T.JAGDISH Counsel for Respondents 1 and 3: MR. A.RAJASEKHAR REDDY (STANDING COUNSEL FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT) Counsel for Respondents 2 and 4: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for Central Government that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.298 of 2001 and batch, dated 21-08-2001. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.298 of 2001 and batch, dated 21-08-2001. _____________ G.ROHINI, J Dated: 25th November, 2004. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Union of India, Union Sachivalay, New Delhi. 2. The Secretary, Home and Cinema Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3. The Branch Manager, Films Division, Hyderabad. 4. The Joint Collector, Licencing Authority, Adilabad. 5. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 6. Two CD copies.