IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 22230 of 2001 Between: M/s.Venkata Sai Theatre, Kanchikacherla Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri D.Srimannarayana, R/o.Kanchikacherla, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Films Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Rep. by its Branch Manager, Gandhinagar, Vijayawada. 2 The Joint Collector, Krishna District. .....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 that condition No.41 & 42 of Form'B' licence of the Petitioner is illegal, null & void and unconstitutional and the 2nd respondent can not insist for production of No. Objection certificate for the purpose of renewal of 'B' form licence under A.P.Cinema (Regulation) rules 1970 and further declare that the 1st respondent is not entitled to demand & collect the weekly rentals from November, 1995 onwards by coercive methods of seeing for cancellation of licence by the 2nd respondent and to pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.S.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: When the matter was called on 5.3.2008, none appeared for the petitioners. Even today when the matter is taken up for hearing, again there is no representation for the counsel for the petitioner. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- V. ESWARAIAH, J DATE: 26.3.2008 CVM