Writ petitions filed by liquor shop licensees praying for withdrawal due to lapse of cause of action were allowed with leave to withdraw.
Leave granted to withdraw; petitions disposed of as withdrawn.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5061 of 1995
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.... .... Petitioner Versus The Member, Board of Revenue, Main Secretariat, Patna. The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. The Superintendent of Excise, Saran. .... .... Respondents with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7781 of 1995
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7852 of 1995
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in the district of Saran.
in the district of Saran.
.... .... Petitioners
.... .... Respondents
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9212 of 1995
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district West Champaran and licensee of Station Road retail sale of India Made Foreign liquor in the district of West Champaran, Bettiah in the district of West Champaran.
Retail sale of Foreign liquor shops in the district of West Champaran.
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Bagaha, district West Champaran and licensee of: Balmiki Nagar retail sale of India Made Foreign liquor in the district of West Champaran.
.... .... Petitioners
Versus
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10336 of 1995
.... .... Petitioners
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9404 of 1996
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.... .... Petitioners
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the district of Sitamarhi.
.... .... Petitioners
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 240 of 1995
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Retail Sale of Foreign Liquor Shops in the district of Patna.
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.... .... Petitioners Versus
.... .... Respondents with
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3227 of 1995
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in the district of Sitamarhi.
in the district of Sitamarhi.
in the district of Sitamarhi.
.... .... Petitioners
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3229 of 1995
.... .... Petitioners
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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3525 of 1995
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Chowk Retail Sale of Foreign Liquor Shop in the district of Muzaffarpur.
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Asthan, P.S. Town Muzaffarpur district Muzaffarpur and licensee of Gola Road Bear Bar in the district of Muzaffarpur.
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For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 9404 of 1996) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 10617 of 1996) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 240 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 2592 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 3187 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 3227 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 3228 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 3229 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : (In CWJC No. 3525 of 1995) For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Mr. Alok Chandra, Advocates. For the Respondents : =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH
ORAL JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
Date: 6th September 2012
In all this group of writ petitions, learned Advocate Mr. Satyabir
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Bharti appears for the petitioners. Mr. Bharti has submitted that in view of passage of time the cause of action does not survive. He, therefore, seeks leave to withdraw these petitions.
Leave is granted. Petitions are disposed of as withdrawn.
Registry will maintain copy of this order in each petition.
(R.M. Doshit, CJ)
Sujit/-
(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J)
Raj Kumar Das and others
State of Bihar through the Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Department of Excise and Prohibition
Ahsanuddin Amanullah
Chief Justice
As recorded by the court registry
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