THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.22865 OF 2006 DATED 05-03-2007 Between: Smt.Bimla Devi Sikaria. …Petitioner And The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Ayakar Bhavan, L.B.Stadium Road, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. …Respondent The Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki and The Hon’ble Sri Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao Writ Petition No.22865 of 2006 O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki): The grievance of the petitioner is that some of her jewellery was seized during search operations by the respondent-authorities in the year 1986 and it was not being released. Counter was filed by the respondents. A reply affidavit has also been filed by the petitioner. The learned Counsel for the respondent submits that the jewellery has been returned and the same is acknowledged by the learned Counsel for the petitioner and as such, this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed. It is made clear that in this Writ Petition, we have not decided the claims of the respondent against the writ petitioner on merits. The disposal of this Writ Petition and handing over the jewellery to the writ petitioner shall be without prejudice to the respondent’s rights and interests. No costs. ___________________________ (Bilal Nazki, J) Dated 5th March, 2007 ______________________​_____ (Nooty Ramamohana Rao,J) lur