IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16738 of 2009 1. SANJIV ANAND S/O SHRI KRISHNA NANDAN SAHAY R/O SALIMPUR ARHARA, P.S. KADAM KUAN, DISTT.- PATNA ...........petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, EXCISE PROHIBITION AND REGISTRATION DEPTT. BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR, PATNA 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, PATNA ............respondents ----------- 3 04-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has admittedly preferred an appeal before the Commissioner, Excise which is pending. Learned counsel for the State has informed the court that the appellate authority has issued notice and is inclined to hear and dispose of the appeal within one week. Learned counsel for the petitioner accepts that intimation has been received by the petitioner also about the aforesaid fact. In view of facts noticed above, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty that petitioner may appear before the appellate authority and pursue his claim in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pressed this court to observe that in any event the petitioner should be given at least reasonable time to shift his shop to any suitable location and for that the petitioner is ready in public interest. It is expected that appellate authority shall keep the stand of the petitioner in mind 2 and will not hesitate in granting him reasonable time for shifting, up to four weeks. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)