IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16743 of 2009 1. ANIL KUMAR GUPTA S/O LATE JITU SAO R/O MOHALLA LODIPUR, P.S. GANDHI MAIDAN, DISTT- PATNA ..........petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, EXCISE PROHIBITION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR PATNA 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE PATNA .....respondents ----------- 3 04-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has admittedly preferred an appeal before the Commissioner, Excise which is pending. Learned counsel for the State has informed the court that the appellate authority has issued notice and is inclined to hear and dispose of the appeal within one week. Learned counsel for the petitioner accepts that intimation has been received by the petitioner also about the aforesaid fact. In view of facts noticed above, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty that petitioner may appear before the appellate authority and pursue his claim in accordance with law. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)