IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) `MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 13726 of 1998 Between: M/s. Sri Padmanabha Printing Works, Rep. by its and Manager, Sri M. Nageswara Rao Gandhinagar, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Joint Commissioner (CT) (Legal), Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Nampally, Hyderabad. A.P. 2. The Appellate Dy. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Suryaraopet, Vijayawada. 3. The Commercial Tax Officer, Suryaraopet, Vijayawada. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned order dated 7-4-1998 passed by the first respondent in CCT's Ref.No. V(1)/978/98 refusing to grant stay for the balance 50% of the disputed tax, as illegal, discriminatory, arbitrary, and unjustified in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI MARUTHI RAO, ADVOCATE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF SRI C.KODANDA RAM Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1` to 3: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) Sri Maruti Rao, Advocate appearing on behalf of Sri C. Kodanda Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any further adjudication. The writ petition shall accordingly stand dismissed without any order as to costs. ____________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY,J ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 6th June, 2005 sj/ks To 1. The Joint Commissioner (CT) (Legal), Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Nampally, Hyderabad. A.P. 2. The Appellate Dy. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Suryaraopet, Vijayawada. 3. The Commercial Tax Officer, Suryaraopet, Vijayawada. 4. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Commercial Tax, High Court Building, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5. Two C.D. copies.