IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25969 of 2001 Between: 1 Visakha District Rural Cine Exhibitiors Associations, Rep. by its President Sri.Malla Sataynarayana and others ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Films Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India, Rep. by its Branch Manager, Gandhinagar,Vijayawada. 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam at Vizag. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondents : SMT.ABBURI PRASANNA LAKSHMI The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25969 OF 2001 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioners have questioned condition Nos.41 and 42 of “B” Form Licence issued under the provisions of A.P. Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955 and also requested to direct respondent No.2 not to insist for production of No-Objection Certificate for the purpose of renewal of “B” Form Licences of the members of the petitioner Association under A.P. Cinema (Regulation) Rules, 1970. The identical question has fallen for consideration in a batch of cases in W.A.No.298 of 2001 and batch. In the aforesaid Judgment, basing on the Circular letter of the Films Division dated 29.07.1999, this Court has found that there was no clear material to show that each of the exhibitor was supplied with the films. In the said Judgment, further, it was stated by a Division Bench of this Court that in matters with regard to supply of such films, the liability of the exhibitors has to be determined in each of the case and such dispute can be resolved in an appropriate forum, but not in a writ proceeding. At the same time, it was held that the respondents cannot refuse to renew the cinematograph Licences of the exhibitors, unless the conditions precedent therefor are not satisfied. In view of the Judgment referred above, this writ petition is also disposed of directing the respondents to renew the cinematograph Licence of the members of the petitioner Association without insisting for application of condition Nos.41 and 42 of “B” Form licence. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction mentioned above. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBASH REDDY, J September 22, 2009 MD