AR. LAKSHMANAN, J.

( 1 ) BY consent of both the parties, the writ appeal and the writ petition filed by the appellant, M/s. Sri Lalitha Devi Gas Services Ltd. , represented by its proprietor, Vasundara Devi are taken up for final hearing.

( 2 ) THE matter was heard by this Court on an earlier occasion and was adjourned with a direction to post the writ petition also along with the writ appeal for a combined hearing. The writ appeal is directed against the order dated 1-4-2002 passed by learned single Judge of this Court in WPMP No. 7113/2002 refusing to grant stay of the impugned demand raised by the respondent-Corporation. Now that the writ petition itself is posted along with this writ appeal, there is no need to consider the claim made by the appellant in the writ appeal. The writ petition was filed by the petitioner for the following relief:"for the reasons mentioned in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein pray that this Honourable Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ and declare that the action of the 2nd respondent contained in impugned order in reference No. HP Gas/ Vep dated 3-2-2002 purporting to levy damages against t

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