IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 20207 of 2004 BETWEEN: Sandhya 70 MM Theatre A.C. Rly. Stn. Road, Cuddapah, Rep by its Managing Partner, M. Harinarayana, S/o. M. Chandraiah, aged 45 years, R/o. Cuddapah. ... PETITIONER AND Joint Collector and Licencing authority, Office of the Collector, Cuddapah. ...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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order of direction declaring the action of respondents No. in rejecting the application of the petitioner by Proc. No. L.Dis.C4/548/M/04 dt. 16-10-2004 for reduction of rates of admission in petitioner's cinema theatre as illegal arbitrary and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.C.VANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter was taken up for hearing on 17.04.2008, as neither the petitioner appeared nor there was any representation on its behalf, the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Today also when the matter is taken up for hearing neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on its behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 24, 2008 DSK