THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition Nos.4667 of 2002, 24194 of 2007 and 7238 of 2008 Dated: 20-11-2009 W.P.No. 4667 of 2002 Between: M/s The Associated Cement Companies Limited, rep. by its Senior Vice President Mr.Arvind Pathak …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Legislative Affairs & Justice (i/c) Law Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. W.P.No. 24194 of 2007 Between: M/s Balaji Agro Oils Ltd. Rep. by its Joint Managing Director Vallabhaneni Suraj Kumar …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and Others …Respondents W.P.No. 7238 of 2008 Between: M/s Sri Parvathi Parameswari Cables, Vizianagaram, rep. by its Managing Partner Mr.K.Surapunaidu …Petitioner and State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Legislative Affairs & Justice (i/c) Law Department, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents. Common Order: (Per GR, J) The validity of the Andhra Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2001 is assailed in this batch of writ petitions. Reliance is placed in support of the challenge on the decision of the learned Division Bench of this Court in Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd. V. State of Andhra Pradesh and others[1]. In view of the synoptic submission of the learned counsel for the respective parties that the decision in Sree Rayalaseema Alakalies and Allied Chemicals’s case (1 supra) covers the issues arising in this batch of writ petitions, the writ petitions are allowed as prayed for. No costs. ___________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J _______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 20th November, 2009. GRR [1] (2008) 46 APSTJ 1