THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No. 22246 of 2011 Dated: 18-8-2011 Between Jagdale Industries Limited, rep. by its Joint Managing Director Mr. Jayesh N. Jagadale …Petitioner And Commercial Tax Officer, Kothapet Circle, Vijayawada and another …Respondent Oral Order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) The substantive relief sought in this writ petition is for a direction to the 1st respondent not to initiate coercive process for recovering the under-declared tax of Rs.66,00,086/- from the petitioner, pursuant to the order of assessment dated 30-4-2011, during the pendency of the appeal preferred thereagainst to the 2nd respondent. The appeal was preferred on 8-6-2011 to the 2nd respondent along with an application for stay. Neither the application for stay nor the appeal have yet been taken up for consideration and disposal by the 2nd respondent. In the facts and circumstances, after hearing the learned Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes also, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent not to initiate any coercive steps for recovery of the tax due pursuant to the order of assessment dated 30-4-2011, pending disposal by the 2nd respondent, of the application for stay filed by the petitioner. There shall however be no order as to costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 18th August, 2011 ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J Note: Issue operative portion by wire at party’s cost. /B.O/ GRR