M/S Keller Grounds Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6681 of 2023 ====================================================== M/s Keller Grounds Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. having its registered office at 7th Floor Eastern Wing, Centennial Squire, 6A, Doctor Ambedkar Road, Kodambakkam, Chennai and Its regional office at Opposite IGIMS, Bailey Road, Sheikpura, patna through its Finance Controller and authorised Signatory Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram . S.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2.

Commissioner, Commercial Tax Department, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

3.

Joint Commissioner of State Tax, Special Circle, Patna. 4.

Asistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Circle, Patna. 5.

Additional Commissioner (Admin), Commercial Tax department, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

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Treasury officer, Bihar Treasury Department, Raghuram Market, Sandalpur, Kumhrar, Patna.

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Treasury Officer, Bihar Treasury Department, Sichai Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anurag Saurav, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 04-05-2023 The petitioner is aggrieved with the nonconsideration of his refund application filed under the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005, which is produced as Annexure-3 at page-45 of the memorandum.

The Government Advocate seeks time for

Patna High Court CWJC No.6681 of 2023 dt.04-05-2023 2/2 instructions. However, since the prayer is only for a consideration, we direct the Assessing Officer to expeditiously take up the matter, issue notice to the petitioner and consider the same expeditiously and in accordance with the statute to effect refund, within the time prescribed, if the application and the claim is found to be in order.

The writ petition stands disposed of without any observation on the merits.

(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Madhuresh Prasad, J) Aditya/PKP AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 08.05.2023.

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