APHC010048592020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION No. 2920/2020 Between: 1. BALAJI DRIVE-IN THEATER AUDITORIUM (SCREEN-II), SHEELA NAGAR, BLIPV POST, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, A.P., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR GUTTIKONDA VEERABHADRA RAO @ BALAJI ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT AT VISAKHAPATNAM ...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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to run their theatre as per the rates mentioned in their application, dt.06.12.2019, though the G.O.Ms.No.100, dated 26.04.2013 issued by the 1 respondent is set-aside by virtue of orders passed in W.P.No.18779 of 2014 and batch dated 31.10.2016 allowing the cinema theaters to run as per the rates informed to the licensing authority, as illegal and arbitrary and to permit the petitioner to collect price deemed appropriate by them as per their application dated 06.12.2019 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V SURYA KIRAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2 The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter is taken up, learned counsel for the Petitioner sought permission to withdraw this Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. Sri V.Farooq, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 2920 of 2020 12.09.2025 Mjl /*