THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA WRIT PETITION No.30583 of 2012 Date: 01.10.2012 Between: M/s. Associated Road Carriers Limited, Represented by its Branch Manager, Sri G. Srinivas, Situated at 2-3-6/1, A.S. Peta, NH -5, Itchapuram, Srikakulam District … Petitioner AND Itchapuram Municipality, Represented by its Commissioner, Itchapuram, Srikakulam District … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA WRIT PETITION No.30583 of 2010 ORDER (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram): Though the demand notice bearing No.5630, dated 11.09.2011 in Assessment No.1083001315 issued by the respondent in respect of premises No.2-3-61/1, A.S. Pet, Itchapuram enhancing the property tax from existing Rs.135/- to Rs.1130/- is challenged in this writ petition; at the hearing of the writ petition however the grievance presented on behalf of the petitioner is that the petitioner’s appeal/revision dated 29.09.2011 addressed to the Commissioner of the respondent Municipality has not been disposed of, yet the respondent Municipality is proceeding to initiate coercive steps for recovery of the enhanced property tax. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Municipality-Smt.Shanti Neelam, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Municipality to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal/revision/representation dated 29.09.2011 expeditiously and till then not to initiate any coercive steps for recovering the enhanced property tax. The petitioner however be liable to pay and shall pay the pre-existing property tax promptly and upto date without any arrears whatsoever. In the circumstances however there shall be no order as to costs. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM JUSTICE B.N. RAO NALLA Date: 01.10.2012 va THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA WRIT PETITION No.30583 of 2010 (order of the Bench delivered by the Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) Date: 01.10.2012 va