IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.6764 of 2021 Dated: 12.02.2026 Between:

Sri Venkateshwara Talkies A/c Mancherial, Mancherial Dist. TS.

Rep. by its Manager Sriramoju Ramesh … Petitioner And The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home (General.A) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another … Respondents

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief/s:-

‘‘… 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 fixing the rate of admission for the Petitioners’ theaters as per their applications dt.12/03/2021 as illegal, null, void and arbitrary and pass such other order or orders …”

2. Heard Mr.K.J.Venkatesh, learned counsel representing Mr.C.H.JayaKrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home representing learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents. Perused the record.

3. When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitio