IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17852 of 2008 Between: M/s. Pavan Talkies, Nizamabad rep. by its Licencee B. Hanumanth Reddy, S/o. Late B. Narayana, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary (Home) Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. 3 Neetu Prasad, I.A.S., Joint Collector, Nizamabad District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of appeal or the stay application filed on 31.07.2008 by the petitioner against order, dated 29.07.2008 passed by respondent No.2. Heard Sri K.Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home and perused the record. The main grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that though it filed a statutory appeal against order, dated 29.07.2008 passed by respondent No.2 whereby she cancelled the cinematograph license of the petitioner, respondent No.1 has not been disposing of the same. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondent No.1 declined to grant an order of stay when the application was presented on 31.07.2008, though no written order has been passed to that effect. Since the appeal before respondent No.1 is pending, I am not inclined to express my views on the merits of the case. As the issue involves cancellation of cinematograph license and closure of the theatre, the exigencies of situation require expeditious disposal of appeal. Therefore, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of two (2) weeks from today after notice to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly, disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.23235 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 18th AUGUST, 2008. Note: issue copy in three (3) days. B/o kvni