IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 13099 of 1997 Between: R.V.G.Ramesastry , S/o. late Venkateswarlu, D.No.47-10-16, Dwarakanagar, Visakahapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner , Gajauwaka Municipality, Visakahapatnam Dist, Visakahapatnam. .....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 a Writ or direction declaring the section 376 of Dist. Municipalities Act in so far as it restricts the common law right of the tax payer to question the validity of the levy and collection of tax which is purported to be levied without following the statutory procedure prescribed under the Municipality Act unless half of the illegally levied tax is deposited as null and void violative of Art.265,14,19(1)(g) ,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAVULA.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.E.SAMBASIVA PRATAP The Division Bench of this Court made the following order: THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. V. SANJAY KUMAR *** WRIT PETITION No. 1 3 0 9 9 OF 1997 ORAL ORDER : ( Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari }. When the matter is taken up today for ﬁnal hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter has become infructuous and no orders need be passed. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infrucutous. No costs. ____________________ T. MEENA KUMARI, J. _____________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR. J. 22-8-2008. I s L ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSKM}