APHC010200802019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8722/2019 Between: 1. ALANKAR THEATRE A/C, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K.SIVAPRASADA RAO GANDHI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME (GENERAL.A) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI 2. THE JOINT COLLECTOR AND LICENSING AUTHORITY, KRISHNA AT MACHILIPATNAM ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not passing any order on the request of the Petitioner Theatre for reduction of the seating capacity in the Petitioner Theatre, as per its application dated 15-06-2019 as illegal, null and void and contrary to the Judgment reported in 1999 (5) ALD 693 and consequentially direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders to the petitioner for alteration of seats 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 permit the Petitioner Theatre to run the Petitioner Theatre as per its application dated 15-06-2019, pending disposal of the present Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.8722 OF 2019 ORDER: Ms.Bindu, learned counsel representing Sri K.Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the writ petitioner appeared through V.C. would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 2. Sri R.Mallikarjuna Rao, Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 21.11.2025 SSA/RMR 4 89 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:8722 OF 2019 Date: 21.11.2025 SSA/RMR