HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.10941 OF 2010 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Aggrieved by the assessment order in Form VAT 305 dated 31.12.2009 of the first respondent for the year 2007-2008 assessing the tax of Rs.10,99,165/-, the petitioner filed an appeal before the second respondent-Appellate Deputy Commissioner along with application for grant of stay of collection of the disputed tax. The said application was rejected by the second respondent by order dated 06.03.2010, against which the petitioner filed a revision before the third respondent, which was rejected by the impugned order dated 13.04.2010. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition is filed. It is stated that the petitioner has already paid 12.5% of the disputed tax. Having regard to the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of granting stay of collection of the disputed tax of Rs.10,99,165/- subject to the condition of the petitioner depositing half of the disputed tax, pending disposal of the appeal, after giving due credit to the tax already paid by him, within a period of six weeks from today, failing which the order shall stand vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J ______________ NOUSHAD ALI, J Date: 05-05-2010 vv / sur