Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Chillara Varthaka Sangam v. Municipal Corporation Of Vijayawada,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE SANJAY KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE T.AMARNATH GOUD WRI T PETI TI ON NO.18608 of 2007 ORDER: (per SK,J) The prayer of the petitioner in this case reads as under: 'For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ declaring that respondent is not entitled to collect Aseel tax from the members of the petitioner association besides declaring their action as illegal and ultra vires to the provisions of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and also the mandatory provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act and the rules framed thereunder on the subject and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.'

By order dated 03.09.2007, this Court directed that in the event the petitioner was a licenced trader, he should not be charged with 'Aseel' tax. While so, it is now represented by Sri K.Manikanteswara Rao, learned counsel representing Sri T.S.Venkata Ramana, learned counsel for the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, that the Corporation has taken a policy decision not to collect 'Aseel' tax from April, 2010 onwards. Learned counsel further states that in the light of this policy decision, no steps would be taken to collect 'Aseel' tax from the petitioner even for the period anterior to April, 2010.

Recording the said statement, the writ petition is closed. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand closed. No order as to costs.

______________ SANJAY KUMAR,J Date:06.08.2018 _________________ T.AMARNATH GOUD,J GJ