IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 4433 of 2002 Between: Reliance Granite Private Ltd., Rep.by it 's Managing Director ,Mr. G.Ravindra Reddy, 6-3-802, 1st Floor , Zainab Commercial Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 016. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Commercial taxes, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Commissioner of Commercial taxes,(Legal), O/o. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Commissioner, Panjagutta Division, Hyderabad. 4 The Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Panjagutta Division, Hyderabad. 5 The Commercial Tax Officer, Panjagutta Division, Hyderabad. .....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, direction or order especially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the Application filed by the Petitioner, under the provisions of A.P. Sales tax Settlement of Disputed Scheme,2001 before the Respondents as validLY maintainable and consequently direct the respondents to accept the settlement application and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstance of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.RAVI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAXES. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: (Per BPR.J.) In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks Writ of Mandamus to declare the application filed by the petitioner before the respondents under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Sales Tax Settlement of Disputes Scheme, 2001 as validly maintainable and for consequential direction to the respondents to accept the said application and pass appropriate orders. It is submitted by Sri S.Ravi, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that the issue involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition Nos. 4431 and 4434 of 2002, dated 10-3-2008. Following the judgment of this Court in Writ Petition Nos. 4431 and 4434 of 2002, dated 10-3-2008, this Writ Petition is allowed in terms there of, and, the third respondent is directed to consider the application of the petitioner in accordance with law and dispose of the same on merits, after treating it as having been filed validly and also treating that the appeals were pending on the relevant date. No order as to costs. --------------------------------- JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO ---------------------------------- JUSTICE C.Y. SOMAYAJULU DATED 13TH MARCH, 2008 MSNR.