IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9042 of 2010 1. M/S ALECTRA CONSTRUCTION LTD. THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY SRI ANIL KUMAR SINGH (DIRECTOR), S/O LATE NAGESHWAR SINGH, NEW COLONY,DHARAMPUR, WARD NO. 2, P.S. TOWN THANA, SAMASTIPUR……………………………….…..Petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, ROAD TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,NEW DELHI. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, N.H.P.C., VIDUT BHAVAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, C.P.W.D. (P.M.G.S.Y),SAMASTIPUR. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, (D.D.O) C.P.W.D. (P.M.G.S.Y), PANT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,COMMERCIAL TAXES,BIHAR,PATNA. 6. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER COMMERCIAL TAXES, SAMASTIPUR CIRCLE. ………………………………………………………...Respondents. ----------- 21-06-2010 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner. On behalf of the State it was submitted that by a recent Division Bench judgment delivered on 21.5.2010 in CWJC No. 9885 of 2008 (Abdul Majeed Khan. V. State of Bihar), CWJC No. 10037 of 2007 (M/s Pareek Power Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Bihar & Ors.) and other analogous cases, a similar challenge to the provisions of Bihar Value Added Tax Act has been rejected. In view of the aforesaid submission on behalf of the State, the matter appears to have no merit. However, since nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner, this application is 2 dismissed for non-prosecution. perwez (R.M. Doshit, C.J.) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)