HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM & HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 23131 of 2009 Date: 29.10.2009 BETWEEN: M/s. Joy Alukkas Traders (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. Petitioner And The Commercial Tax Officer, Somajiguda Circle, Hyderabad and others. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM & HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 23131 OF 2009 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) By order of the 2nd respondent-Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Punjagutta Division, dated 16.10.2009, the application of the petitioner for grant of stay of collection of the balance disputed tax pending appeal was rejected. Against the said order, the petitioner has preferred a revision to the 3rd respondent on 27.10.2009, a day after receipt of the order dated 16.10.2009 of the 2nd respondent. The said appeal is pending. On the basis of the rejection of the stay order by the order dated 16.10.2009, the 1st respondent has issued notice dated 26.10.2009 to the petitioner demanding payment of arrears of Rs. 23,67,768/- within three days. Aggrieved thereby, the writ petition is filed. In the facts and circumstances, since the revision preferred by the petitioner is pending before the 3rd respondent, which is directed against the order of the 2nd respondent dated 16.10.2009, it is just and proper that the respondents should not be permitted to initiate coercive steps for recovery of the arrears qua notice of demand dated 26.10.2009 issued by the 1st respondent. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P. Balaji Varma, learned Special Government Pleader for Commercial Taxes appearing for the respondents, directing the respondents not to initiate any coercive steps for recovery of the arrears of Rs. 23,67,768/- from the petitioner on the basis of the notice of the 1st respondent dated 26.10.2009, pending disposal of the petitioner’s revision by the 3rd respondent and communication of the said order to the petitioner. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J DATE: 29th October, 2009 Note: Furnish c.c. by tomorrow B/o. Pnb