THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition Nos.22061, 22086 of 2002, 3210 of 2004, 19316, 20718, 20765, 24114 and 24832 of 2007 Dated: 24-11-2009 W.P.No. 22061 of 2002 Between: M/s Imperial Granites Limited, rep. By its Managing Director Sri R.Veeramani …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Copmmercial Tax-II Department, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. W.P.No. 22086 of 2002 Between: M/s Imperial Granites Limited, rep. By its Managing Director Sri R.Veeramani …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Copmmercial Tax-II Department, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. W.P.No. 3210 of 2004 Between: Union of India, rep. By General Manager, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad and another …Petitioners and Secretary Revenue Department, Govt. of A.P., A.P.Secretariat,] Hyderabad and others …Respondents. W.P.No. 19316 of 2007 Between: M/s Charoen Pokhand (India) Private Ltd., Rep. By its Director Mr. Vitoon Kitimongkolsuk …Petitioner and Commercial Tax Officer, Gudiwada and others …Respondents. W.P.No. 20718 of 2007 Between: M/s Sri Vijaya Visakha Milk Producers’ Company Limited, Rep. By its Managing Director Mr.D.Venkata Rao …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Copmmercial Tax-II Department, Hyderabad and another. …Respondents. W.P.No. 20765 of 2007 Between: M/s Pennar Industries Ltd., Rep. By its Executive Director Sri Ch.Anantha Reddy …Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Govt. of A.p., Hyderabad and others. …Respondents. W.P.No. 24114 of 2007 Between M/s SVG Raghavendra Constructions, rep. By its Managing Partner Sri G.Laxmana Swamy …Petitioner and The Deputy Commercial Tax Officer and Audit Officer, o/c Commercial Tax Officer Circle-I, Kurnool and others. …Respondents. W.P.No.24832 of 2007 Between: M/s Prasoona Vamsi Krishna Spinning Mills (P) Ltd., Ganapavaram, rep. By its Managing Director Mr.K.Hari Babu …Petitioner and The Commercial Tax Officer, Chilakaluripet Circle, Guntur District and others. …Respondents. Common Order: (Per GR, J) The validity of the Andhra Pradesh Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2001 is assailed in this batch of writ petitions. Reliance is placed in support of the challenge on the decision of the learned Division Bench of this Court in Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals Ltd. V. State of Andhra Pradesh and others[1]. In view of the synoptic submission of the learned counsel for the respective parties that the decision in Sree Rayalaseema Alakalies and Allied Chemicals’s case (1 supra) covers the issues arising in this batch of writ petitions, the writ petitions are allowed as prayed for. No costs. ___________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J _______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 24th November, 2009. GRR [1] (2008) 46 APSTJ 1