By S A Ishaqui

Hyderabad,April 6 :The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed requesting the court to direct the income tax authorities to take necessary action against Ushodaya enterprises owned by the media baron, Mr Ch Ramoji Rao, for tax evasion. Mr. M. Krishna Reddy, a resident of the city, filed the petition stating that the Income Tax authorities, who served a notice on the company asking it to pay Rs 200 crore as tax, have not yet taken any action against the company.

The petitioner said that he had recently represented to the officials of the income tax department seeking action against the company. Reacting to the submissions of the petitioner, the Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru, said, “As per the records, just a few days ago you have represented to the authorities. Give them some time to act. If they do not act even after two months, we grant you liberty to approach the court”.