Century Ventures Pvt. Ltd. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Century Ventures Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Bihar; Patna High Court CWJC No.14232 of 2017; decided 23-07-2025; Bench: G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J. Certiorari sought against Patna Municipal Corporation letter no. 8626 dated 01.09.2017 directing removal of unlicensed advertisements/hoardings and fine of Rs. 50,000/- per hoarding; proposed amendment of prayer to challenge PMC tax not pursued; petition dismissed for default and non-prosecution for want of representation. Keywords: Patna Municipal Corporation, advertisement/hoarding license, municipal tax, dismissal for default, non-prosecution.
What did the court decide?
Despite the matter being posted twice as a last indulgence for filing the Interlocutory Application for amendment of prayer, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner in the morning session or after lunch; accordingly, the Writ petition is dismissed for default and for non-prosecution. No adjudication on the merits of the challenge to the impugned letter.