IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.29937 of 1995 Between: Smt.Bhawaridevi Gehlot, 14-7-27/1, Begumbazar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Tax Recovery Officer-III, Income Tax Department, 5th floor, Aayakar Bhavan, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS The Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki and The Hon’ble Sri Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao Writ Petition No.29937 of 1995 Order: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) None appears for the petitioner. Sri J.V.Prasad, the learned Counsel for the respondent is present. A proclamation of sale dated 18-12-1995 has been challenged in this Writ Petition. The sale had to take place on 19-01-1996. This Court, while entertaining this Writ Petition on 18-01-1996, stayed the sale and also further proceedings pursuant to the said proclamation. Already eleven years have passed and the interim order passed by this Court on 18-01-1996 has served the purpose of the petitioner for a long time. Obviously, the proclamation of sale dated 18-12-1995 shall not be given effect to after lapse of 11 years. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, if the petitioner is still in arrears, the respondent- authority shall be at liberty to take steps that may be available to them in law to recover the taxes due. No costs. __________________________ (Bilal Nazki, J) 1ST May, 2007 ____________________________ (Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J) lur