IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 8002 of 1996 Between: 1 Rajendra Kumar Jain, S/o. Otmal Jain, C/o. World Vision, Main Road, 13-1-25/A, Kakinada. 2 Seepuri Murali Krishna, S/o. Subba Rao. C/o. City Star Cable Net Work, Raju Bhavan Upstairs, Kakinada. 3 Jeeri Satyanarayana Prasad, S/o. Apparao, Priyadarsani Cable Net Work, 5-5-22, Cinema Road, R.K.Raopeta, Kakinada. 4 Matha Vara Prasad, S/o. Raja Ratnam, Sri Sarojini & Sons Cable Net Work, Venkateswara Rao Colony, 24-8-135/36, Old Bus Stand, Kakinada. 5 Neelapu Bapaji, S/o. Anjaneya Reddy, Satya Sri Devi G.P.Sat links, Suryaraopeta, 5-6-12, Kakinada. 6 Gurrala Ramesh, S/o. G.Appa Rao. Sri Divya Cable Net Works, Rechela Peta, 3-8-33, Kakinada. 7 Reddy Roofus Kumar, S/o. Reddy Stephen. Rain Bow Vision Star, T.V.Net Work, Santhinagar, 3-16-B91, Kakinada. 8 Guttina Suryanarayana Murthy, S/o. G.Venkata Ratnam, Sri Priya Sat Vision, Pulavarthi street, Kakinada. 9 Vasam Setty Srinivasa Rao, S/o. V.Venkanna, Uday Cable Net Works, 29-9-46, Mantripragadavari Street, Kakinada. 10 Torutu Appa Rao, S/o. T.Simhadri, Sri Sudha Cable T.V., 63-4-5, Dwarakanagar, Kakinada. 11 Shaik Babji, S/o. Anwar Basha, Salipeta, Star Vision, Kakinada. 12 Katta Appa Rao, S/o. Narasimhulu, 15-1-19, R.K.Raopeta, Neelapu Vari Street, Kakinada. 13 Vennavalli Venugopala Rao, S/o. Satyanarayana, Sri Srinivasa Cable Net Works Majestic Cinema Street, 20-4-17, Kakinada. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of A.P., Rep. Law Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Entertainment Tax Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. .....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 declare the Sec.15-A of the Amendment Act No.32/1995 published in A.P. Gazatte on 07/07/1995 which came into force from 1st day of August, 1995 as ultra vires and unconstitutional and to declare the same as null and void and inoperative by issuing a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper in the circumstance of the case and to grant such other relief to which the petitioners are found entitled to and to allow the writ petition with costs. For the Petitioner: Mr. Ch. Dhanamjaya, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. K. Raji Reddy (SPL.SC FOR CT). The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) The cause in this writ petition does not survive since all the connected matters have been dismissed by this Court. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed without any order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 26-04-2005 (C.V. Ramulu, J) ks To 1. The Law Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Secretariat, State of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 Entertainment Tax Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3 Two CD copies.