IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9508 of 2010 1. M/S AWADHESH CONSTRUCTION THROUGH ITS PARTNER RAVIKANT S/O LATE AWADHESH PRASAD SINGH R/O 220, A.P. COLONY, P.S.- RAMPUR, DISTT.- GAYA…………………………………………….…Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. UNION OF INDIA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER CENTRAL PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT (CIVIL), EASTERN CIRCLE-2, PATNA, PANT BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA 4. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, C.P.W.D. (CIVIL) PATNA CENTRAL DIVISION, PANT BHAWAN, PATNA 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CENTRAL DIVISIONAL OFFICE NO.1, C.P.W.D., PUNAEE CHAK, PATNA 6. MANAGER T.M., AIR PORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PATNA- 800014 7. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, B.S.N.L., CIVIL DIVISION TELEPHONE BHAWAN, PATNA 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (C), B.S.N.L., 2ND FLOOR TELEPHONE BHAWAN, G.B. ROAD, GAYA……………………………....RESPONDENTS ----------- 02. 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 2 the State, the matter appears to have no merit. However, since nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner, this application is dismissed for non-prosecution. perwez (R.M. Doshit, C.J. ) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)