THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.34416 OF 2011 DATED:28-12-2011 Between: M/s. Ashok Kumar Mukesh Kumar, Guntur … Petitioner And The Commercial Tax Officer, Guntur and four others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MADAN B. LOKUR AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No. 34416 of 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Madan B. Lokur) 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of an application for stay having been filed by him before the Joint Commissioner (CT), Legal, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, the respondents are seeking to enforce the penalty pursuant to an order passed by the Commercial Tax Officer. 2. It is submitted that the application for stay was heard on 22.10.2011 and more than two months have gone by, but orders have not been passed on the stay application. On the other hand, as mentioned above, coercive steps are being taken to effect recovery of the penalty said to be due. 3. Learned Special Counsel appearing on behalf of the Commercial Tax Department says that the Joint Commissioner (CT), Legal, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad will pass necessary orders on the application for stay within ten days. For the next two weeks, no coercive steps will be taken against the petitioner for recovery of the penalty said to be due. 4. In view of the submission of learned Special Counsel, nothing further survives in this writ petition. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. 6. The interim application is also disposed of. MADAN B. LOKUR, CJ SANJAY KUMAR, J 28-12-2011 pnb