IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 12702 of 1993 Date of Decision: 17.11.2010 M/s Prem Khalsa Iron & Steel Rolling Mills ....Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. S.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. 1. This order will dispose of CWP Nos. 12702, 13256 to 13258, 14457 and 14458 of 1993 as the issue raised in all the petitions is common. 2. CWP No. 12702 of 1993 seeks quashing of notice alleging attempt of evasion of tax in transporting goods without relevant papers and proposing to take action under Section 14-B(7) of the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948. According to the petitioner, the amount demanded was paid for release of the goods. The recovery of the said amount was illegal and without any justification. 3. The petition has been pending in this Court for the last 16 years and it is not known as to what further proceedings, if any, were taken by the petitioner against the recovery of the amount. Learned CWP No. 12702 of 1993 -2- counsel for the petitioner states that he has not been able to contact his client despite his best efforts. In these circumstances, adjudication of the issue without knowing the latest position may not be appropriate. 4. Accordingly, the petitions are dismissed for non- prosecution with liberty to the petitioners to revive the same within three months from today, if so advised. 5. A photo copy of this order be placed on the files of the connected cases. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE November 17, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE