THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 60 OF 2010 Date: 06.01.2010 Between: M/s. DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. … Petitioner. And The Commercial Tax Officer, Srinagar Colony Circle, Hyderabad and four others. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 60 OF 2010 ORDER: (PER RRJ) The appeal and the stay petition filed by the petitioner, against the order of the 2nd respondent, is pending before the 4th respondent. The petitioner contends that since this Court had earlier granted stay of recovery of the disputed tax, it would automatically require that the order of penalty and interest also to be stayed. While the submission made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner cannot be said to be without merit, the fact remains that the petitioner has elected to prefer an appeal before the 4th respondent and has also filed an application seeking stay of the order passed by the 2nd respondent. Ends of justice would be met if the respondents are directed not to take any coercive steps for recovery of the penalty and interest on the disputed tax till the stay petition is disposed of by the 4th respondent and the order is communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. __________________ N.V. RAMANA, J ____________________________ Date: 06-01-2010 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Note: Issue operative portion by wire at party’s costs. B/o LMV/KSR/MRKR