IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2190 of 2002 Between: 1. M/s.Udaya Bhaskar Picture Palace, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 2. M/s.Vijaya Bhaskar Picture Palace, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District both represented by its licencee, Sri M.Balaramakrishna Raju. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Union of India, rep. by its Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Union of Sachivalaya, New Delhi. 2. The Joint Collector, Khammam District. 3. The Sub-Collector, Bhadrachalam. 4. Films Division represented by its Branch Manager, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of respondent No.4 in requiring the petitioners to pay the arrears and insisting on them to exhibit Indian News Review Films by compulsorily entering into agreement as bad, without jurisdiction, illegal and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.JAGDISH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Smt.N.Hema Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4: The Govt. Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) This petition is admittedly covered by the decision of this court in W.P.No.6578 of 2001 and W.A.No.298 of 2001 decided on 21st August, 2001 holding that such disputes as raised herein have to be determined in an appropriate forum and not in writ proceedings. Since similar writ petitions were disposed of with directions as given in the aforementioned judgment dated 21st August, 2001, we also dispose of this writ petition in terms of the aforementioned judgment. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 23-12-2004 ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Tvr To 1. The Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Union of India, Union of Sachivalaya, New Delhi. 2. The Joint Collector, Khammam District. 3. The Sub-Collector, Bhadrachalam. 4. The Branch Manager, Films Division, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. 5. 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. 2 CD copies.