IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.18581 of 2004 Between: 1 Sri Srinivasa Picture Palace, rep by its Proprietor, Uppalapati Satyanrayana Murthy, Venkatarayapuram Tanuku Mandal, West Godavari District. 2 Sri Panduranga Theatre rep by its Managing Partner, Mr.TKVS Narayarao, Elure, West Godavari District. 3 Sri Satyanarayana Mini Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Mr. D. Baji Prasad, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 Ambika Mini Theatre rep by its Partner Mr. Alapati Ramanjaneyulu, Eluru, West Godavari District. 5 Vijayalakshmi Theatre rep by its Partner Harshavardhanudu, Eluru, West Godavari District. 6 Sri Annapurna Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Sri Mente Uma Maheswara Rao, Bheemavaram, West Godavari District. 7 Kishore Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Sri Alluri Subbaraju, Bheemavaram, West Godavari District. 8 Vijalakshmi Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Sri Hare Ram Amarlal, Bheemavaram, West Godavari District. 9 Vijaya Chitra Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Sri Kapa Sivaji, Bheemavaram, West Godavari District. 10 Sri Lakshmi Panduranga Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Ulli Naga Suresh, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. 11 Sri Venkatarama Theatre rep by its Managing Partner Ulli Naga Suresh, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. .... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principle Secretary, Home (Genl.A) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector & Licensing Authority, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....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 to issue an appropriate order, direction or a Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent herein not granting orders on the applications of the petitioners dated 30-9-2004 as illegal and arbitrary and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MS.V.MANJULA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.18581 of 2004 ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent-the Joint Collector & Licensing Authority, Eluru, West Godavari District, to consider their applications dated 30.09.2004. It is stated that the petitioners filed their respective applications dated 30.09.2004 before the 2nd respondent, stating that they may be permitted to enhance the rates/special rates for a period of 14 days and daily one extra show for first three days for the release of new picture ‘Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.’, but their request was not considered, and hence the present writ petition. As the said days period is already over and the said picture is already released, no further orders need be passed in the present writ petition, and the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 17.04.2008 Dsr .... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principle Secretary, Home (Genl.A) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector & Licensing Authority, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 2. 2CCs to 4. 2CD copies