IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1645 of 2001 Between: 1 Sri Srinivasa Theatre, Rep. by its Manager K.M.V.N.Anjeswara Rao, S/o. Krishna Murthy, Jangareddigudem, West Godavari District. 2 Sri Lakshmi Talkies, Rep. by its Manager K.Janaki Ram, S/o. Krishna Murthy, Jangareddigudem, West Godavari District. 3 Sri Venkatarama Talkies, Rep. by its Proprietor K.V.R.Krishnaji, S/o. Late Adinarayana, Palakole, West Godavari District. 4 Nataraj Theatre, Rep. by its Partner K.Govinda Rao, S/o. Late kasi Viswanatham, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT 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 issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not making endorsement in B Form licence of the petitioner theatres for enhancement of admission rates a per the application dated 23-1-2000 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:K.HEMALATHA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submit that the cause of action in the writ petition does not survive, in view of the subsequent Government Order, being G.O.Ms.No.1116, dated 01.06.2005. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 21.06.2005 VS To 1 Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 Two CCs to the G.P for Home, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(O.U.T). 3 2 CD copies