IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND SIX PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.7490 of 2006 Between: M/s.Tejaswini Enterprises, D.No.31-5-29, Prakashrao Street, Maruthinagar, Vijayawada-4. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, A 15/2, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi – 110 029, and 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki,) Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Special Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes. The controversy in this Writ Petition is with respect to payment of sales tax relating to sim cards. We are told that this controversy has already been decided by the Supreme Court in a judgment reported in Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited and another vs. Union of India and others. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court cited supra. However, it is made clear that the judgment of the Supreme Court will apply only with respect to the tax on Sim cards and Recharge coupons. No costs. -------------------------- (Bilal Nazki, J) 20th April, 2006 -------------------------- (G.Chandraiah, J) LUR