IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 2624 of 2009 Between: M/s. Venus Technologies, Nacharam, Rep. by its Partner Sri C. Venugopal, S/o. Suryanarayana, Aged 40 Years, Business, R/o. G.A. 29, Gaddiannaram, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by State Representative Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 The Commercial Tax Officer, Nacharam, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Hon'ble Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad to dispose of T.A.No. 571 of 2006 as expeditiously as possible and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.KODANDARAMA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a petition wherein it has been prayed that the Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal be directed to dispose of Tax Appeal No. 571 of 2006 as expeditiously as possible. The learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner has submitted that his appeal is pending since long. An application praying for stay of recovery of tax during the pendency of the appeal had been rejected earlier, but still his appeal has not been heard and, therefore, it has been submitted that suitable direction be given to the Tribunal to hear his appeal at an early date. The learned Government Pleader has submitted that normally the Tribunal hears the matters in order in which they are filed before it. The learned Government Pleader has also submitted that the petitioner has not made a single request to the appellate Tribunal to give priority to the petitioner. Looking to the facts of the case, we are sure that if a suitable application is filed before the Tribunal making out a case for early disposal of the appeal, the Tribunal shall consider the same as per the normal practice. With the above observation, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. _____________________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 12th February, 2009. GRR