IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13288 of 2007 Between: M/s.Reliance industries Limited, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, rep. by its Manager ..... PETITIONER and 1.The Commercial Tax Officer, Narayanaguda Circle, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS The Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki and The Hon’ble Sri Justice S.Ananda Reddy Writ Petition No.13288 of 2007 Order: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki) Heard learned Counsel for the parties and with their consent, the Writ Petition is being disposed of at this stage. Appeal filed by the petitioner against an order of assessment dated 12-03-2007 is pending before the third respondent-appellate authority. A revision filed against the stay rejection order dated 07-05-2007 is also pending before the fourth respondent, who heard the same on 05- 06-2007 and reserved for orders. But, no orders have yet been passed. In the meantime, the first respondent has issued notice on 01-06-2007 to the petitioner to deposit the balance disputed demand within three days. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already paid Rs.2 Crores out of the disputed demand of Rs.5.60 Crores. In this view of the matter, we direct that there shall be no coercion for payment of the balance disputed demand till the appeal is decided by the third respondent-appellate authority subject to the petitioner depositing 50% of the disputed demand within a period of four weeks. The amounts already paid by the petitioner may be given credit to. Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. ___________________ (Bilal Nazki, J) 26th June, 2007 _____________________ (S.Ananda Reddy, J) lur