IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 16736 of 2001 Between: Sri Nataraj Picture Palace, Rep. by its Managing Partner K.Srinivasulu, Machilipatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home (Genl.Administration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector, Krishna at Machilipatnam, Machilipatnam. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the G.O.Ms.No.538 Home (Genl.A) Department, dt. 11-7-1994 and G.O.Ms.No. 216 Home (Genl.A) Department, dt. 14-7-1995 in so far as fixing the maximum rates of admission in respect of lowest class, is beyond the scope of the provisions of A.P.Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955 and as such the same is illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM & MR.P. SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri P. Srinivasa Rao, Advocate, representing Sri P.Sri Raghuram, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) June 16, 2005. YS To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Home (Genl. Administration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector, Krishna at Machilipatnam, Machilipatnam. 3 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, ‘ Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2CD copies.