IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9339 of 1995 Between: M/s. Laxmi Talkies, Rep. Proprietor- N.V.Satyanarayana Murthy. S/o. Suryyam, R/o. Rajahmundry. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry. 2 Bandaru Satyavathi, W/o. Late Giribabu. Behind Laxmi Talkies, Rajahmundry. 3 Bandaru Jayadev, S/o. Late Giribabu. Behind Laxmi Talkies, Rajahmundry. .....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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent and his subordinates in demanding and collecting the tax from the petitioner herein as arbitrary, illegal, improper and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 1st respondent and his subordinates to demand and collect the tax from the respondent 2 and 3 herein. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.V.N.NARASIMHAM (not present) Counsel for the Respondents: G.P.for Municipality The Court made the following O R D E R: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) Nobody appeared on 26-08-2004 when the case was called. Therefore, the case was ordered to be listed today for dismissal. Today also nobody appeared. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-appearance and non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _____________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 31st August, 2004. _____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) vrn To 1 The Commissioner, Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry 2 Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Municipality, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 3 Two C.D copies