THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.20718 OF 2001 Dated 18th September, 2009 Between: Sri V.L.Nageswara Rao Licensee …Petitioner And The Films Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and another …Respondents The Court made the following O R D E R: It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Government Pleader appearing for Home that the subject matter of the writ petition is covered to be disposed of in view of the judgment of this Court in Writ Appeal No.298 of 2001 and batch dated 21.08.2001. In view of the judgment referred to above, the writ petition is disposed of holding that the liability of the petitioner has to be determined on resolution of the dispute as to whether short films had been supplied to him or not. Such dispute has to be determined in an appropriate forum and not in a writ proceeding. It is needless to say that the State cannot refuse to renew the cinematograph licence of the petitioner unless conditions precedent therefor are not satisfied. No order as to costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Dated 18th September, 2009 vrn