IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24608 of 1995 Between: M/s. NRB Bearings Ltd., rep. by Chief Executive Sri N.N.Puri, S/o B.N.Puri A-5, Uppal Industrial Estate, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction 3rd Floor, Ansal Chambers II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-66 2 Dy. Commercial Tax Officer Tarnaka Circle, Secunderabad Division 222/1, Scientist Colony, Main Road, Habsiguda, Secunderabad 3 Asst. Commercial Tax Officer Tarnaka Circle, Secunderabad Division 222/1, Scientist Colony, Main Road, Habsiguda, Secunderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the Sales Tax liability of the petitioner (SSPW Division) is restricted to Rs.3,43,000/- as per the final scheme dt: 20-9-91 framed by B.I.F.R. and accordingly interdict the respondents 2 & 3 from recovering the sales tax arrears of Sahney Steel Press Works Ltd., aggregating to Rs.76,18,070/- from the petitioner for the assessement years 1977-78 to 1986-87 in pursuance of the Notice No.GIR...../95-96 dt: 23-5-1995 issued by Respondents No.2 and the consequential notice No.Old/1/95 dt: 23-9-95 issued by the 3rd respondent herein. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.R.ASHOK. Counsel for the Respondents : SPL GP FOR TAXES The Court made the following : ORDER : (per Sri Bilal Nazki, J) Counsel for petitioner submits that the parties have already settled the dispute out of Court and therefore the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as ‘infructuous’. No costs. ________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 31st August, 2004. ____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) ajr To 1 Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction 3rd Floor, Ansal Chambers II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-66 2 Dy. Commercial Tax Officer Tarnaka Circle, Secunderabad Division 222/1, Scientist Colony, Main Road, Habsiguda, Secunderabad 3 Asst. Commercial Tax Officer Tarnaka Circle, Secunderabad Division 222/1, Scientist Colony, Main Road, Habsiguda, Secunderabad 4 Two C.Cs. to the special GP for Commercial Taxes, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5 Two C.D. copies.