THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 20114 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: (Per T. Meena Kumari, J) The Writ Petition is ﬁled seeking to declare the order of the learned Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in dismissing stay application ﬁled by the petitioner in T.M.P.No.272 of 2008 in T.A.No. 461 of 2008 vide orders dated 2.9.2008 as illegal and also to restrain the 1st respondent from taking any coercive steps for recovery of the disputed tax of Rs. 26,08,115/- for the assessment year 2001-2002 under the APGST Act, pending disposal of the appeal in T.A.No. 461 of 2008 on the ﬁle of the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred a stay petition before the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal and the stay petition was dismissed by orders dated 2.9.2008. Challenging the said order of dismissal, the present Writ Petition has been filed. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that if no stay is granted, the petitioner would be put to irreparable loss. Heard the learned Spl. Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, it would suﬃce if stay is granted subject to payment of 50% of the total amount of disputed tax of Rs. 26,08,115/-, pending disposal of the appeal before the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, pending disposal of the appeal before the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, stay is granted subject to payment of 50% of the disputed tax of Rs. 26,08,115/- and the same shall be deposited before the 1st respondent within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if any amount is already paid by the petitioner towards the disputed tax, the same shall be given credit to the 50% of the tax now to be deposited. _______________________ T. MEENA KUMARI, J _______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 16.9.2008 N.B C.C. in (2) days. B.O CHV