IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9818 OF 2010 Between: M/s. Sri Salsar Na;ako Agrp Tecj (P) Ltd, D.No. 4-3-18/56, 1st floor, Ambedkar Chowk, Adilabad, Rep.by its Manager- Administration S.Sandeep Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Commercial Tax Offier-I, Office of the Commercial Tax Officer, Behind Mamata Kalyan Mandapam, Madanapalle and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO) This writ petition has been instituted questioning action of the third respondent – Commercial Tax Officer, Adilabad Circle, Adilabad, in detaining the goods carried in Truck No.TN-52-A-4867. The petitioner is a registered dealer in the State of Andhra Pradesh carrying on business within the jurisdiction of the third respondent herein. According to the petitioner, the goods have been purchased in the State of Maharashtra and they are being transported to Tamilnadu, enroute they were intercepted at Adilabad and they have been detained. The respondents pleaded that the goods are required to be subjected to sales tax in Andhra Pradesh and since the same having not been paid, they detained the goods. According to the learned Special Government Pleader for Commercial Taxes, tax amount due is worked out to Rs.23,126/-. Subject to the petitioner paying this amount of Rs.23,126/-, the goods of the petitioner together with the truck be released. However, it is open to the respondents to conduct enquiry and complete the same. The payment of tax made will abide by the result of the said enquiry. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari __________________________ Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao April 26, 2010 Copy within two days //BO// MAS