THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23338 of 2010 September 29, 2010 Between: M/s.M + W Zander (S) PTE Limited, India Branch, Represented by its Assistant Manager – Finance, Mr.E.V.R.Subba Rao … Petitioner And The Commercial Tax Officer, Basheer Bagh Circle, Hyderabad And others ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.23338 of 2010 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S. Rao) The petitioner’s appeal before the second respondent against the assessment order dated 29.3.2010 of the first respondent is pending. The application filed by the petitioner for stay of collection of penalty and interest was rejected by the second respondent. Against which, the petitioner preferred the revision before the third respondent unsuccessfully. Assailing the order of the third respondent dated 26.8.2010 rejecting the revision, the petitioner is before this Court. The Counsel for the petitioner made passionate plea to stay collection of penalty and interest levied by the first respondent pending appeal before the second respondent. After getting instructions, the Special Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes submits that the second respondent is likely to dispose of the matter within a period of one week or ten days. Therefore, we are not inclined to accede to the request of the petitioner. We give liberty to the petitioner to appear before the second respondent on 04.10.2010. The second respondent shall dispose of the appeal on that day or any other day but not later than one week from the date of the appearance. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ________________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) _______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) September 29, 2010 YS