IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 24092 of 1998 Between: SRI VISHNU CEMENT LIMITED, rep. by it's Manager (Accounts) Sri Ravindranath Tagore, S/o. Narasimha Rao, 6-3-883/1,Post B.No.1535, Panjagutta , Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 UNION OF INDIA, rep. by it's Secretary, Finance Department, Certral Secretariat, North Block , New Delhi. 2 THE ASSISTANT COMMISIONER OF CUSTOMS AND CENTRAL EXCISE,Hyderabad - IX Division, CLS Buildings, IV Floor, Hyderabad-500 001. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to call for the connected records from the respondents and issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing that the Chapter - V of the Finance Act, 1994 as amended by the Finance Act, 1997 particularly the Sub-Section1(A) of Section 68 and Sub- clause XVII of Clause (d) of Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 2 of the service provided by the Goods Transport Operators as illegal , void and unconstitutional and pass such other Order or Orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Though the matter is listed under the caption “for dismissal” none appeared for the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________________ VILAS.V.AFZUL PURKAR, J June 24, 2009. KK/DS