IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8433 of 2009 Between: M/s. Essar Steel Limited - Vizag Plant, Near Flyover, Scindia Road, Visakhapatnam-530 004 rep. by its Manager, Mr. P.K. Laha. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Division III, 4th Floor, Srinivasa Plaza, HIG 244, Sector IV, MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam 530 017. 2 Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi. 3 Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, New Central Excise Building, Port Area, Visakhapatnam 530 035. .....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 a writ or order or direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to dispose off the claim for rebate made by the petitioner under letter bearing No. ESTL/VSP/EXE/060, dt. 9.9.2008 as expeditiously as possible Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.DWARAKANATH Counsel for the Respondents: A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY SR SC FOR C &C EXCISE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Rule. Service of Rule is waived by Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for the respondents. At the request of the learned advocates, the petition is taken up for final hearing today. 2. The grievance made in the petition is that the application for rebate submitted by the petitioner to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise – respondent No. 1 herein has not been finally decided. 3. The learned Assistant Solicitor General, Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy appearing for the respondents has submitted that the said application shall be decided by respondent No. 1 as soon as possible. 4. In the circumstances, respondent No. 1 is directed to dispose of the application filed by the petitioner with regard to rebate within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 23rd April, 2009. ks