IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9671 of 2008 SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, J.C. to Additional Advocate General - IX ----- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------ Dated, the 22nd July, 2008. The counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of this writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the State Government for redressal of the grievance, particularly, with regard to the anomalies in the rate of additional tax between the owners of the motor vehicles having 205” wheel base and those between 114” – 167” wheel base during the period 16th July, 2002 to 17th April, 2006 resulting from enactment of Bihar Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Bihar Act 6 of 2003). 2. The counsel for the petitioner prays for further liberty to pray before the State Government to provide the benefits as given by the two notifications nos. 2518 and 2520 dated 1.7.2004 with retrospective effect as also for waiver of the penalty in case it is held that the petitioner is liable to pay additional tax. - 2 - 3. Writ petition is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed. 4. Till the decision on the representation is taken, the petitioner shall pay road tax at the rate of Rs.267/- per seat per quarter without any penalty for the period between 16th July, 2002 and 17th April, 2006. On payment of the tax and additional tax, as aforesaid, tax token shall be issued to the petitioner. We further observe that if the petitioner files representation before the State Government within two weeks from today, the State Government shall consider the same expeditiously and preferably within six weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. Writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/