APHC010385062018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 17908/2018 Between: 1. JAGADAMBA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, V.JAGADISH KUMAR, S/O V.V.CHALLAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 2. SARADA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER V.JAGADISH KUMAR S/O V.V.CHALLAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 3. RAMA DEVI A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER V.JAGADISH KUMAR S/O V.V.CHALLAM, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 4. MELODY A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER A. LAKSHMANA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 5. V. MAX, SCREEN 1 A/C DTS,, G.V.V. VINAYAKA RAO, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGE ABOUT 50, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 6. V.MAX, SCREE 2 A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G.V.V. VINAYAKA RAO, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGE ABOUT 50 VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 7. V MAX A/C DTS SCREEN 3,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G.V.V. VINAYAKA RAO, S/O KRISHNA RAO, AGE ABOUT 50 VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 2 8. KAMESWARI AND KINNERA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P. SAMBA MURTHY S/O VASU DEVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 9. SANGAM AND SARAT A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K. MAHENDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 10. LAKSHMINARASIMA SCREEN -1 A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T. RAMANA GUPTA S/O T.V. GANGA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 11. MOHINI COMPLEX 70 MM,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K. VAMSI KISHORE, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. 12. MOHINI COMPLEX 35 MM,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K. VAMSI KISHORE, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 13. MINI MOHINI THEATER,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K. VAMSI KISHORE, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, GAJUVAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 14. LAKSHMIKANTHA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G.S. RAMACHANDER RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 15. LAKSHMI AND VISHNU A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G.S. RAMACHANDER RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 16. SUKANYA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T. SREE RAMA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, GOPALAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 17. SOWJANYA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T. SREE RAMA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, GOPALAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 3 18. SANKAR AND SATYAM A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER M. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, GOPALAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 19. LAKSHMIKANTHA SCREEN -1 A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P.GOVIND SATYANARAYANA , AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PENDURTHY, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 20. LAKSHMI KANTHA SCREEN -2 A/C DTS SAI CINEMAX SCREEN 2,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, P.GOVIND SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PENDURTHY, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 21. ANNPURNA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T. RAMANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 22. ARUNA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T. NITISH, S/O CINNA APPA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PEDAGANTYADA, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 23. SVC LIKITHA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SRIHARIPURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 24. STBL SCREEN 1 AND 2,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER A. PENTA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 ATCHUTAPURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST 25. STBL SCREEN 2 AND 3,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G. VEERABHADRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, SHEELA NAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 26. TATA PICTURE PALACE,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P. LAKSHMI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, TAGARAPU VALASA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 27. SAPTAGIRI A/C DTS.,, REP BY ITS MG. PARTNER, K. SURAPA NAIDU, AGED 50 YEARS, TAGARAPU VALASA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4 28. TULASI CHITRA MANDIR,, AND SITA CHITRA MANDIR, REP. BY MANAGING PARTNER A. TULASI RAO, AGED 60 YEARS YELAMANCHILI, VISAKHAPATNAM. 29. PARAMESWARI PICTURE PALACE A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, K.SURYA NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 50 YRS., YELAMANCHILI, VISAKHAPATNAM. 30. SATYANARAYANA AND MINI SATYANARAYANA,, REP. BY ITS PARTNER, K. RAMALINGA SWAMY, AGED 52 YEARS, ANAKAPALLI, VISAKHAPATNAM. 31. PATHI SAI AND SHIRDI SAL A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, P. SURESH KUMAR, ANAKAPALLI, VISAKHAPATNAM. 32. SRI SATYA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTENER, K.GOVINDA RAJUIU, ANAKAPALLI, VISAKHAPATNAM. 33. SRI KANYA COMPLEX SREEN 1,, REP., BY ITS MG PARTNER K N V S GURU MURTHY, SON OF RANGA RAO, AGED 58 YEARS, NARSI PATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 34. SRI KARYA COMPLEX SREEN 2,, REP., BY ITS MG PARTNER K N V S GURU MURTHY, SON OF RANGA RAO, AGED 58 YEARS, NARSI PATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 35. SRI KANYA COMPLEX SREEN 3,, REP., BY ITS MG PARTNER K N V S GURU MURTHY, SON OF RANGA RAO, AGED 58 YEARS, NARSI PATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 36. KANYA COMPLEX SREEN 4,, REP., BY ITS MG PARTNER K N V S GURU MURTHY, SON OF RANGA RAO, AGED 58 YEARS, NARSI PATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM. 37. L.K. PURNA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, NATTI KUMAR, SON OF VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 55 YEARS, CHODAVARAM, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5 38. LAXMI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER, B. SOMESWARAMMA, WIFE SOMU NAIDU, 56 YEARS, PAYAKARAO PETA, VISAKHAPANAM. 39. GOWTHAMI A/C DTS,, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTRNER, N. VENKAIAH NAIDU, SON OF RAJA RAO, AGED 58 YEARS, PAYAKARAOPETA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 40. DURGA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER, CH. SAMBA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MADHURAWADA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 41. SRI RAMULAMMA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER, K. RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, TAGARAPU VALASA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 42. SRI LAKSHRNI NARASIMHA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K. GANDHI, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, KOTHAVALASA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 43. SRI SRINIVASA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, A. RAMA KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S KOTA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 44. LAKSHMI A/C DTS, SREEN 1,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P.NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SALURU, VIZIANAGARAM DIST 45. SRI LAKSHMI A/C DTS SREEN 2,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P.NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SALURU, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 46. LEELAMAHAL A/C DTS.,, REP. BY MG. PARTNER, R V SUNITHA, WIFE OF PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS., VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 47. N C S A/C DTS.,, REPRESENTED BY MG PARTNER N. SRINIVAS, SON OF NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 48. VENKATESWARA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, N V B BANGARU RAJU, SON OF GANGA 6 RAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, GAJAPATHI NAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM. 49. GANGARAJU A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, N V B BANGARU RAJU, SON OF GANGA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, GAJAPATHI NAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM. 50. SURYA MAHAL A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER B. RAMACHANDRA RAJU SON OF APPALA NARASIMHA RAJU, AGED 58 YEARS, VIZIANAGARAM. 51. SAI GANAPATHI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, T.ATCHUTA VALLI, WIFE OF BHASKARA RAO, 52 YEARS, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 52. SRI LAKSHMI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER, R V S K RANGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, BOBBILI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT., 53. PADMASRI PICTURE PALACE,, REP. BY ITS MG., PARTNER, B. MOHAN RAO, SON OF SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PARVATHI PURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 54. VENKATESWARA KALA MANDIR,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, PVK MANI KUMAR, SON OF RAMANA MURTHY, AGED 53 YEARS, PARWATHIPURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 55. VAMSI AND VISHNU A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER, D. CHANDRA RANI, WIFE OF SATISH VERMA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, CHEEPURUPALLI, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 56. ANURAG AND AMOUGH, AC DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTNER G. BABU RAO, SON OF RATNAM, AGED 44 YEARS, CHEEPURUPALLI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 57. SRINIVASA DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER P. KRISHNAPUJA, WIFE OF P V R JOGA RAO, AGED 45 YEARS, NELLIMARLA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 7 58. SAI SUBHADRA DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER G. SUBHADRA, WIFE OF SAL BHASKAR, AGED 45 YEARS, NELLIRNARLA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 59. RAJA PICTURE PALACE,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER T. MANIKYALA RAO, SON OF AMMUL NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, KOTHA VALASA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 60. JAYA TALKIES,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER P. MANIKYAM, SON OF GANGU NAIDU, 50 YEARS, KOTHA VALASA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST., 61. RAMAKRISHNA DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER A SUBHASH, SON OF ANANDA RAO, AGED 48 YEARS, BALAJIPETA, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 62. T B R CINEMAS DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER T. NITISH, AGED 5O YEARS, RAMABHADRA PURAM, VIZIANAGARAM DIST. 63. ANNAPURNA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER P.VIJAYA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PALASA, SRIKAKULAM DIST 64. SITA RAMA AND MINI SEETHARAM THEATRES A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER CH. JAGANNATH SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RAJAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST 65. UMA SANKARA A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER G. ANAND RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, KALLURU, SRIKAKULAM DIST 66. POORNA THEATRE A/C DTS,, REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER POORNACHANDRA RAVULU, SON OF LAXMANA RAVULU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, ICHAPURAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 67. SRI SARASWATHI MAHAL A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER N V V GOPALA RAJU, SON OF LINGA RAJU, AGED 50 YEARS, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 8 68. SURYA MAHAL A/C. DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, B V SATYANARAYANA, SON OF ANJANEYULU, AGED 48 YEARS, SRIKAKULAM. 69. HARI SHANKAR A/C DTS.,, REP., BY ITS MG PARTNER, T. VYKUNTA RAO, SON OF KAMESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS., PALASA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 70. VENKATESWARA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, P. SRIRAMA MURTHY, SON OF RAJULU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PALASA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 71. VENKATA GOWRI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, G. RAJYA LAXMI, WIFE OF GOWRI NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 72. SUDARSHAN DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, S. SUDHA RANI, WIFE OF VENKATA RAMANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 73. BHAWANI DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, P. T. MURALI MOHAN TRIPATI, SON OF KRISHNA MOHAN TRIPATI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, TEKKALI, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 74. MANIKANTHA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, T. YOGESWARA RAO, SON OF RANGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, ITCHAPURAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 75. URVASI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, K. VENKATESWARA RAO, SON OF SURYANARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, PONDURU, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 76. M P BALAJI DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, K. JAGAN BABU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, PONDURU, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 77. SIVA PICTURE PALACE A/C DTS.,, REP,. BY ITS MG PARTNER, V. RAMANATHAM, SON OF TATA RAO, AGED 52 YERARS, SOMPETA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 9 78. APSARA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, CH. KIRAN KUMAR, SON OF SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RAJAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 79. RAJESWARI A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, S. RAVIBHUSHANAM GUPTA, SON OF GANAPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NARASANNAPETA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 80. SRIDEVI PICTURE PALACE A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, J. J. MOHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, AMUDALA VALASA, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 81. MAHALAXMI DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG. PARTENR Y. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KAVITI, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 82. B M R DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, B. KAMESH, SON OF MOHAN RAO, 48 YEARS, URAGHATTARN, SRIKAKULAM DIST. 83. UMA MAHAL DTS. REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, S. JAYA PRAKASH REDDY, JAGANNAYAKULU REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, PATHAPATNAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 84. SVC RAMANJANEYA A/C DTS.,, REP. BY ITS MG PARTNER, G BABU RAO, SON OF VENKATA RAMANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RANGASTHALAM, SRIKAKULAM DIST. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. PRL SECY HOME DEPT STATE OF A P, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 4. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order of direction, one 10 or more particularly in the nature of the writ of Mandamus declare the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioners to run their theatres as per the rates mentioned in their applications though the G.O. Ms, No. 100, dated 26.04.2013 issued by the 1st respondent is set aside by virtue of orders passed in WP.NO. 18779 of 2014 and batch dated 31.10.2016 allowing the cinema theatres to run as per the rates informed to the licensing authority as illegal and arbitrary and to permit the petitioners to collect price deemed appropriate by them as per their application dated 14.05.2018 and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to run the theatre as per their application dated 14.05.2018 in respect of rates with regard to new movie "NELA TICKET" which is releasing soon, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to call for the writ petitioner and take steps for prosecution of perjury Under Section 193 IPC and take steps , or under Section 10 to 14 of the Contempt of Courts Acts for playing mischief, abuse of process of law for suppression of Facts about the earlier Wirt petitions filed, and suppressed for illegal amounts under guise of Interim orders, in the present Writ Petition and pass IA NO: 3 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to pass orders impleading the petitioner herein i.e. Cine Prekshaka Viniyogadarula Sangham, as Respondent No.5 in WP.No.17908 of 2018 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. VUYYURU LAKSHMANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 11 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 17908 of 2018 The Court made the following Order: This Court after perusing the earlier proceedings gave a direction on 24.07.2025, to list the matter under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. However, today also, there is no representation on either side. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI Dated: 31.07.2025 PSA 12 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 17908 of 2018 Date: 31.07.2025 PSA