CWP No.5463 of 2005 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.5463 of 2005 DATE OF DECISION: March 30, 2010 CHANDRO CARGO ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR. PRESENT: MR. PUNEET BALI, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. GAGANDEEP SINGH WASU, DAG, HARYANA. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the show cause notice/detection report dated 13.3.2005 (Annexure P-8) issued by respondent No.3 vide which the transport vehicle of the petitioner-company carrying goods from Delhi to Sri Ganganagar has been detained/impounded under Section 31(6) of the Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003. This Court while admitting the writ petition vide order dated 6.9.2005, had passed the following order:- “Rule DB. In the meanwhile, we direct that further proceedings pursuant to detection report (Annexures P-8) under Section 31(6) of the Haryana Value Added Tax Act, 2003 may continue, but no coercive steps shall be taken for the recovery of penalty, if any, without the leave of the Court.” CWP No.5463 of 2005 -2- Counsel for the State submits that in pursuance to the aforementioned order, the matter has been decided by the Assistant Excise & Taxation Officer, Sonepat and the petitioner has also deposited the amount of penalty imposed. As the matter has now been decided by the competent authority, therefore, this writ petition has been rendered infructous and the same is dismissed as such. The petitioner would, however, be at liberty to challenge the order passed by the adjudicating authority in accordance with law before the appellate authority and may raise all the points as raised in this writ petition. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE March 30, 2010 (MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR) Gulati JUDGE