Patna High CourtCWJC/11046/2016disposed

M/S Nand Kishore Singh Rajeshwar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-08-30Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah,Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11046 of 2016 =========================================================== M/s Nand Kishore Singh Rajeshwar Singh, a partnership firm through its partner Smt. Punam Singh, wife of Pashu Pati Nath Singh, resident of and place of business at Gandhi Chawk, P.S. Distt. Chapra.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Bihar Patna.

2. The Joint Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Muzaffarpur.

3. The Asst. Commissioner Commercial Tax, Saran Circle Chapra P.O. Distt. Chapra.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar, SC-11.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA) Date: 30-08-2016 Rejoinder to the counter affidavit has been filed in Court. The grievance of the petitioner is that an application for settlement of dispute, under the Bihar Settlement of Taxation Disputes Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the 2016 Act'), has been filed on 28.05.2016, but the same has not been decided. It is pointed out that earlier the petitioner filed an application for settlement of dispute under the Bihar Settlement of Taxation Disputes Act, 2015, which was declined on 27.05.2016, but

Patna High Court CWJC No.11046 of 2016 dt.30-08-2016 2/2 thereafter the petitioner has applied afresh under the 2016 Act, but said application has not been decided.

Mr. Vikash Kumar, learned counsel for the State states that such application is pending and shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law.

In view of the said fact, no order is required in the present petition. However, respondents shall remain bound by the settlement in deciding the application of the petitioner expeditiously in accordance with law.

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