IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN : PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WP .NO:7718 of 2011 Between: M/s. Satyam Computer Services Limited (a Company incorporated under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956) having its Registered office at Mahindra Satyam, Infocity, Unit12, Plot No. 35/36, Hi-Tech City Layout, Survey No.64, Madhapur , Hyderabad-500081 Rep. by its Assistant vice President ..... Petitioner AND 1. Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi 2. The Commissioner of Income Tax Ayakar Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3. The Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Central Range-3, Aayakar Bhavan, 8th Floor, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, (i) declaring the impugned order dated 10-3-2011 bearing No. F. No. 295/1/2009-IT(Inv.I) (Part) of the Respondent No.1 as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Art. 14 and 265 of the Constitution of India; and same may be quashed; (ii) declare the Assessment orders of the Respondents for AY 2002-03 to 2008-09 as null and void and permit the petitioner to file revised returns for the Assessment years 2003-2004 to 2008-2009 based on the Audited accounts for the year ending 31st march 2009 prepared pursuant to the orders of the company law Board; (iii) direct the respondents not to proceed with recovery of tax till the income is recomputed pursuant to the relief sought in (ii) above; (iv) costs be awarded to the petitioner. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S. Ganesh Senior Counsel representing Sri. K. Vivek Reddy Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri J.V. Prasad Advocate for the respondents, the Court made the following. ORDER: ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. New Delhi (By RPAD) 2. The Commissioner of Income Tax Ayakar Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 3. The Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Central Range-3, Aayakar Bhavan, 8th Floor, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad (Addressees 2 & 3 by SPECIAL MESSENGER) 4. One CC to Sri K. Vivek Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 5. Two spare copies Csk HIGH COURT Csk Date of drafting 25-03-2011 VVSRJ & RRJ DATED: 25-03-2011 NOTE: POST ON 30-03-2011 ORDER WP. NO. 7718 OF 2011 DIRECTION