IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST 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 : 25753 of 1995 Between: M/s. Siddartha Cable T.V.Network rep. by Smt. Vanitha Kothari, W/o A. Kothari, Proprietor, R/o 12-5-149/16/A, Vijaipuri, South Lalaguda, Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of A.P. rep. by Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Law Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Commercial Taxes Building, Road No.1, Mukhram Jahi Road, Hyderabad 3 The Dy. Commercial Tax Officer, Tarnaka, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS 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 quash and set aside Sec.15-A, the amendment made to the A.P.Entertainment Tax Act.1939, vide Amendment Act No.32 of 1995, published in A.P.Gazette on 7th July, 1995 which came into force from the 1st day of August, 1995 as ultra vires and unconstitutional and to declare the same as null and void and inoperative by issuing a writ of mandamus/ certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order or direction as the Hon'ble Court may deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.NAGESWAR SREE (NOT PRESENT) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAXES The Court made the following O R D E R: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki). Nobody appears for the petitioner although the case is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-appearance and non- prosecution. No order as to costs. _____________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 1st September, 2004. _____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) vrn To 1 The Secretary, State of A.P., Legislative Affairs, Law Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Commercial Taxes Building, Road No.1, Mukhram Jahi Road, Hyderabad 3 The Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 4 Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Commercial Taxes, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (Out) 5 Two C.D copies