CW 3814/2000 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3814/2000 District Excise Officer & Anr. Versus The Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur & Anr. DATE OF ORDER : 28/04/2009 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Mr. R.B. Mathur, for petitioner Mr. Deepak Kumar Soni for Mr. Praveen Balwada, for respondents *** This writ petition has been filed by petitioner-District Excise Officer, Jaipur City, Jaipur passed by Divisional Commissioner dt.23rd May, 2000 by which revision petition filed by respondents herein was allowed directing the petitioner not to charge the interest with regard to some dispute about contract period i.e. 1999-2000 & 2000-2001. The amount of interest, which was being demanded by the petitioner, was subsequently reduced to only 10% in terms of Amnesty Scheme floated by the Excise Department of the State Government. CW 3814/2000 [2] Learned counsel has produced the copy of letter dt.4th August, 2008 sent by District Excise Officer, Jaipur City to District Excise Officer [Prosecution], Jaipur informing in the context of present writ petition that the respondents have deposited a sum of Rs.67,72,135/- vide challan dt.30th June, 2003 with the bankers of the petitioner. Learned counsel submitted that the Government has waived the remaining demand to the extent of 90% in the said Amnesty Scheme. However, learned counsel in, particular, emphasised that observations made by the Divisional Commissioner that if respondent is required to pay interest, the petitioner should likewise also pay interest to the respondent for the security amount of 5% detained by them, may be set aside. Learned counsel for the respondent does not dispute the fact that he has availed the benefit of Amnesty Scheme of the State. CW 3814/2000 [3] In that view of the matter, those observations made by the Divisional Commissioner have now been rendered meaningless. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of statements made by learned counsel for parties. [MOHAMMAD RAFIQ], J. FRBOHRA3814CW2000 28-4.doc