IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 21942 of 1996 Between: Rafat Ali Khan, S/o. Prince Muffakham Jah Bahadur, Rep. by Constituted Attorney, Mohameed Khursheed-Ul-Hasan Chamlija, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Asst. Commissioner of Wealth-Tax, Circle-1(3), Aayakar Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner of Wealth-tax, AP-I, Aayakar Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3 Union of india, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ of CERTIORARI or any other writ, order or direction quashing the Notice bearing GIR No.R-723 dated 4-10-1996 for the wealth-tax assessment year 1993-94 isued by the Respondent No.1 under the sectiion 17 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 as illegal and without jurisdiction and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper on the facts and in the circumstance of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.MURALI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per The Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Prakash Rao) The learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition as its subject matter has become infructuous. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. -------------------------- (B.Prakash Rao, J) 10th March, 2008 -------------------------- (C.Y.Somayajulu, J) LUR