IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21137 of 1997 Between: M/s Farooqui Beedi Works, 4-7-58, Hatai Street, Nizamabad, rep. by its Prop.Samad Farooqui. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Divisional Forest Officer, Nizamabad. 2. Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.Forest Development Corporation, “Aranya Bhavan”, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Principal Secretary to the Government of A.P., Environment, Forest, Science & Technology, (for.III) Department, Sectt., Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 4. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Andhra Pradesh, 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ or Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to release the abnus leaves to the petitioner without insisting on the payment of tax of Rs.37,348/- (Rs.2,953/- representing the tax due on sale price of Rs.32,810/- and Rs.34,395/- representing the tax due on collection charges amounting Rs.3,82,165/ -) arising in pursuance of the notice of the respondent No.1, dated 26-07-1997. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.V.S.KUMAR (not appeared) Counsel for the Respondents: Spl.G.P. for Commercial Taxes The Court made the following O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki): Nobody appeared for the petitioner on 28-10-2004 when the case was called. Therefore, the case was ordered to be listed today for dismissal. Today also nobody appeared for the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-appearance and non-prosecution. No order as to costs. ____________________ (BILAL NAZKI, J) 1st November, 2004. _____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY, J) vrn To 1. Divisional Forest Officer, Nizamabad. 2. Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.Forest Development Corporation, “Aranya Bhavan”, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Principal Secretary to the Government of A.P., Environment, Forest, Science & Technology, (for.III) Department, Sectt., Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 4. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5. Two C.Cs to the Spl.G.P. for Commercial Taxes, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 6. Two C.D copies