Bal Manohar Jalan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10858 of 2017 ====================================================== Bal Manohar Jalan, Son of Late Hira Lal Jalan, Resident of Quila House, P.S.- Chowk, Patna City, District- Patna, Bihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Department of Registration, Excise and Prohibition, Patna, Bihar.

2. The Inspector General of Registration, Department of Registration, Excise and Prohibition, Patna, Bihar.

3. Patna Municipal Commissioner cum Chief Municipal Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Maurya Lok, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mrigank Mauli, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Pushkar Narain Shahi-AAG6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 23-07-2018 Challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 78 and 79 of the Registration Act, this writ petition has been filed. The same notification and provision was subject matter of challenge before us in C.W.J.C. No.24059 of 2013 and on 27.4.2017, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has dismissed identical writ petition challenging the same provision after relying upon an earlier judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2004(4) PLJR SC 177 (State of Himachal Pradesh and others vs. M/s Shivalik Agro Poly Products and others). Keeping in view the aforesaid, we see no reason to

Patna High Court CWJC No.10858 of 2017 (5) dt.23-07-2018 2/2 make any indulgence into the matter. The application is dismissed. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) K.C.jha/- U