IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16970 of 2004 Between: M/s. Leather Art, Chatta Bazar, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Proprietor Rajender Singh. ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Chatta Bazar, Charminar Circle, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not rectifying the clerical and arithmetical mistake in the assessment order for the assessment year 1997-98 dated 8-9- 2000 by duly disposing of the Petitioner's application made under Rule 50 of the A.P. General Sales Tax Rules dated 7-2-2003 is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P.G.S.T. Act and Rules and consequently direct the Respondent to rectify the mistake crept in the assessment order dated 8-9-2000 by duly deleting the alleged suppression pertaining to the subsequent year. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.BHASKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAXES The Court at the admission stage, made the following : ORDER : (per Sri Bilal Nazki, J) The only grievance of the petitioner is that his representation dated 07.02.2003 has not been disposed of by the respondent. The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction that the representation of the petitioner be decided within a period of two weeks from today. Till the representation is decided, no coercive action be taken against the petitioner. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 22nd September, 2004. ____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) ajr To 1 The Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Chatta Bazar, Charminar Circle, Hyderabad. 2 Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Commercial Taxes, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 3 Two C.D. copies.