IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT: THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE: MOTILAL B. NAIK AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE: DALAVA SUBRAHMANYAM WRIT PETITION No. 5533 of 2004 Between: M/s Sri Bhaskara Modern Rice Mill, Mori, Sakhinetipalli Mandal, E.G. District, rep by its Proprietor Sri Chinta Mahananda Rao Petitioner AND 1. The Appellate Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, CBM Compound, Visakhapatnam 2. The Commercial Tax Officer, Ambajipeta, E.G. District 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of the Appellate Deputy Commissioner, Visakhapatnam dated 28-11-2003 in Appeal No's SPL/E.197, 199 and 200/03-04 as illegal, improper, arbitrary and contrary to the appeal records and pendency of the appeals in Appeal No's.327, 427 and 600/02-03 and consequently direct the Appellate Deputy Commissioner to dispose of the appeals by issue of hearing notice to the petitioner or it is authorised representative and pending disposal of the said appeals, the second respondent namely CTO, Ambajipeta may be restrained from taking any action for recovery of the disputed taxes mentioned in Form-V notice dated 15-3-2004. The writ petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and affidavit and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. M.V.J.K. Kumar , Advocate for Petitioner and of G.P for Commercial Taxes on behalf of respondents. The Court made the following : ORDER : Post for admission on Wednesday. Let, status – quo be maintained by both the parties pending passing further orders, for a period of one week. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Appellate Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, CBM Compound, Visakhapatnam 2. The Commercial Tax Officer, Ambajipeta, E.G. District 3. Two CC’s to G.P for Commercial Taxes, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 4. One Spare Copy Skm HIGH COURT DT. 24-03-2004 NOTE: POST FOR ADMISSION ON WEDNESDAY ORDER W.P.No. 5533 of 2004 STATUS QUO HIGH COURT DRAFTED BY : SKM DRAFTED ON : 25-03-2004 Dr. MBN, J & DSM, J DT. 24-03-2004 NOTE: POST FOR ADMISSIN ON WEDNESDAY ORDER W.P.No. 5533 of 2004 STATUS QUO