THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.13 of 2010 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S. Rao) The petitioner, a proprietary concern of M/s. Orient Paper & Industries Limited, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cement. They are dealers on the rolls of the 1st respondent. Assessment for the year 2000-2001 was completed by the 1st respondent. While doing so, freight charges were also brought to tax. Initially the petitioner was successful before the Appellate Authority who remanded the matter to the original authority. After remand, the 1st respondent confirmed the earlier order and this time the petitioner was not so successful before the Appellate Deputy Commissioner. They then filed the second appeal before the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (STAT). Pending the same they invoked the revisional jurisdiction, under Section 19(2)(b) of the A.P. General Sales Tax Act (APGST Act), seeking stay of collection of the disputed tax of Rs.9,96,549/-. The same was rejected by the impugned order, which is assailed in this Writ Petition. This Court, while admitting the Writ Petition, granted interim stay subject to the condition that the petitioner deposited 50% of the disputed tax. It is now brought to the notice that the order has been complied with, and the appeal is still pending. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion and taking into consideration that the petitioner has already deposited 50% of the disputed tax, we deem it appropriate to continue the same order till the pendency of the appeal before the STAT which shall be disposed of within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. _____________ V.V.S.RAO, J ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 09.03.2011 MRKR