THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.29005 of 2009 DATE: 6.1.2010 Between: M/s. Sirpur paper Mills Limited, Sirpur-Kaghzanagar, Adilabad District rep. By Chief Administrative officer Ch.Seetharamaiah …. Petitioner And 1. The Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Taxes), LTU, Abids Division, Hyderabad … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.29005 of 2009 ORDER: (Per RR,J) The grievance of the petitioner, in short, is that it was denied the opportunity of personal hearing despite a specific request by them. The respondents, after giving a couple of opportunities earlier to the petitioner, fixed the date of personal hearing as 1.12.2009. It is specific case of the petitioner, in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, that their counsel arrived from Madras by Air on 01.12.2009 but was not in a position to move from the Airport to the city in view of the bandh call given by certain political parties on that day. The fact that there was a bandh on 1.12.2009 is not in dispute. In such circumstances, we consider it appropriate to set aside the impugned order and direct the respondents to give an opportunity to the petitioner of being personally heard in the matter. Both Sri V. Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P. Balaji Varma, learned Special Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes agree that the date of personal hearing be fixed as 25.1.2010 on which date the petitioner along with his personal representative shall be present before the first respondent. In case, the petitioner and their representative do not appear on that date, it is open to the first respondent to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, without any further notice to the petitioner. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA,J ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date: 6.1.2010 va/ksr/asp