IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17031 of 1996 Between: N. Jaya Krishna, S/o Late Sri N.T.Rama Rao, R/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of AP, rep. by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat Bldgs., Hyderabad. 2 Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Sultan Bazaar Circle, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order of direction declaring the Notice of Attachment dt. 23.7.1996 issued by the 2nd respondent under Section 27 of the AP Revenue Recovery Act as arbitrary, illegal unjust and violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 19, 21, and also violative of the Constitutional Right guaranteed to the petitioner under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India, apart from being violative of the Provisions of the AP Entertainment Tax Act and the Revenue Recovery Act and issue the consequential direction to the respondents not to make any demand of entertainment tax from Messrs. Ramakrishna 70 mm theatre as alleged arrears pending finalisation of the application filed by the petitioner for compensation of Rs. 2.74 Crores pending with the Hon'ble Chief Minister of AP. For the Petitioner: Mr. S. Ramchander Rao, Senior Counsel for Mr.L .Ravichander, Advocate. For the Respondents: GP for Commercial Tax. The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) The cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any further adjudication. The writ petition has become infructuous and the same shall accordingly stand dismissed. No order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 26-04-2005 (C.V. Ramulu, J) ks To 1 The Chief Secretary, Government of AP, Secretariat Bldgs., Hyderabad. 2 Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Sultan Bazaar Circle, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Commercial Tax, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two CD copies.