IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 827 of 2009 Between: M/s. Bio Veda Action Research Private Limited, 11-4-1/1, Srinivasa Colony, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Area Manager - Sales, Mr. Naresh Gudala. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Saroornagar Division, Hyderabad. 2 The Appellate Deputy Commissioner (CT), Hyderabad Rural Division, Hyderabad. 3 The Additional Commissioner (CT) Legal, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 Citi Bank, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Manager. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction to quash the order of the 3rd respondent passed in CCT's Ref.No. LIII(4)/723/2008 dated 17-11- 2008 in so far as granting stay on condition that Petitioner pays 50% of the balance disputed tax that remains unpaid, as illegal, arbitrary, unjustified and onerous and set aside the notice dated 17-1-2009 issued by the 1st Respondent to 4th Respondent and consequently restrain the 1st Respondent from taking any coercive steps for recovery of the balance demand of Rs. 23,21,732/- out of total disputed tax of Rs. 46,43,464/- pending disposal of the appeal before the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in T.A.No. 756 of 2008 Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S.DWARAKANATH Counsel for the Respondents: Sri A.V. Krishna Koundinya, Special Standing Counsel for Commercial Tax The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition so as to enable the petitioner to challenge the validity of Rule 59 of the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2005. Permission is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 22nd April, 2009. ks