2018 (3) TMI 1717

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..... e the Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan ) Heard Sri S. Krishna Murthy, Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shaik Jeelani Basha, Learned Special Standing Counsel for Commercial Taxes and, with their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The proceedings under challenge in this Writ Petition is the order dated 12.02.2018 passed by the Additional Commissio .....

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..... ced disputed tax pending disposal of the appeal by the A.P. VAT Tribunal. Sri S. Krishna Murthy, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, would submit, rightly so, that in similar Writ Petitions, where an identical question regarding levy of tax on the transfer of the right to use Set Top Boxes came up for consideration, this Court had granted stay of collection of the disputed tax on payment of 25% t .....

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..... ed tax, we set aside the order passed by the revisinal authority, and direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps to recover the balance 50% of the disputed tax from the petitioner, till the appeal filed by them is finally disposed of by the A.P. VAT Tribunal. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No costs.
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