THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.18769 of 2007 Date: 10-10-2007 Between: P.D.Vedivelu and another Petitioners And The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor Dist. and another Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.18769 of 2007 ORDER: 1. The writ petitioners assert that on 18-04-2007 they have filed an application in Form-H for transfer of the licence under A.P. Cinematograph Act before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor. Their grievance is that no orders have been passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer so far and the licence having expired on 30-06-2007, they are not in a position to exhibit motion pictures in the theatre thereafter. 2. It is therefore only appropriate that the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor, shall consider the application submitted by the petitioners on 18-04-2007 and decide the same on merits at the earliest. A notice in this case has been dispatched by the Registry on 12-09-2007. So far the Revenue Divisional Officer who is the second respondent had not responded to this notice. However, the writ petitioners are only seeking a direction to have their application moved before the second respondent on 18-04-2007 be decided on its merits at the earliest. 3. Therefore, I consider it appropriate to direct the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor, to deal with the application submitted by the petitioners on its merits and decide the same by passing a speaking order within a period of three weeks, at any rate, on or before 31st October,2007. 4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J 10-10-2007 Note: C.C.in three days. B/o. Stp