DB: HIGH COURT OFCHMATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Hon'ble Shri Dhirendra Mishra & Hon'ble Shri Rananafh Chandrakar. JJ. Writ PetitionNo. 1573 of 2003 Petitioner Sunil Kumar Chhabra S/o LateR.L. Chhabra, Aged about 39 years, Proprietor: Hotel Surya, in front of New Bus Stand, Bilaspur, Tahsil & DistrKit : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Vs. Respondents State of Chhattisgarh through Commissioner Excise DepartmeBt, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, D.K.S. Bhswran, Mantralaya Dist: Raipur, C.G. District Excise Offtoer, Bilaspur, Tahsil & District: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. WrK Petition under Article226/227 of the Constttution of India Present: Shri Rajkamal Singh, counsel Tor the petitioner. Shri A.S. Kachhwaha, Deputy Advocate General for the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passedon 21st January, 2011) Per Dhlremlra Mishra. J Heard. 1. By this petition, the petitioner has prayed for direction tothe respondents to immediately refund the exeess money taken from the petltioner in respectof FL-3 license along writh interest @ 12% per annum within one month. ? 2. Shri R.K. Slngh, learned counsel for the petitionersubmits that the petitioner has atready applied for refund of the excess Iteense fee deposited by the petitioner vide Annexure P-3 dated 18.07.2002, \^v •••-'^s^. t,. '&»•''•' '^^s,^r ^ l' ,. .•y-vfs^ 4]sy \^ vv7 however respondents have not decided the above apptication till date despite the petitioner submitted reminder on 20.02.2003 for refund. 3. Shri A.S. Kachhwaha, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State/respondents submits that if the petitioner approaches the respondent-authorities for the refund, which he has ctaimed vide Annexure P-3 by filing a fresh application, the same shall be considered and decided within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this order, if his earlier application has not been decided. 4. In view of the above, the instant petition is disposed of with tiberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application for redressal of his grievance raised in this petition before the District Excise Officer/respondent No.2, in turn, shalt decide the same within a period of two months from the receipt of the copy of this order, if his earlier application has not been decided. Sd/- R.N. CHANDRAKAR. Judge