WP(PIL)/22/2025 of MALLAVARAPU LAKSHMANA KUMAR Vs UNION OF INDIA

APHC010038742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3483] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WP(PIL) NO: 22/2025 Between: Mallavarapu Lakshmana Kumar ...PETITIONER AND Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GUNDALA SIVA PRASADA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3. GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX 4. 5. GP FOR LAW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS CORAM: THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE: .03.2025 ORDER: (Per Sri Justice Ravi Cheemalapati) This writ petition in the nature of the Public Interest Litigation has been filed for following relief: “…declaring the action of the respondents enhancing the ticketing price and telecast of number of shows per day of 14 to 18 th respondent Super High Budget Films “Sankranthiki Vasthunam” violating the orders of this court in W.P.No.7094 of 2022 dated 20.04.2022 and quidproquo of production cost of more than Rs.1OO crores is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper against principles of Natural Justice and (i) Direct the respondents more particularly 5th respondent to revise the ticket price of 14th to 18th respondent Super High Budget Film