IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.708 of 2009 SHASHI RANJAN s/o Sri Tripurari Pd. Singh, resident of Officers’Colony, Mirchaibari,P.S. Town and District- Katihar. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Shri s/p not known to the petitioner, Secretary,Transport Depatment, Bihar,Patna. 2. Shri Bindeshwari Prasad s/o not known to the petitioner, District Transport Officer,Bhagalpur. 3. Shri Akhilesh Giri s/o not known to the petitioner,Commissioner,Bhagalpur. 4. Shri Gopal hansh s/o not known to the petitioner,District Transport Officer, Purna. ----------- 2 18.11.2009 By the writ petition on failure of the motor vehicle authority in dealing with the matter in change of address in the registration book ,cost of Rs. 50,000/- was imposed and it was also observed that the petitioner would be entitled to refund of the tax amount as because of this short coming he was unable to ply his vehicle. The order of the Writ Court was challenged in LPA. Neither the cost had been paid nor refund was made, this contempt application was filed. Today a show cause has been filed in which it is stated that the cost of Rs. 50,000/- has been paid by bank draft. This fact is not denied. So far as refund of tax is concerned in respect of one bus, they have refunded the full amount . In respect of second bus they have refused it as it had plied for some period. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that no such stand was taken in the writ petition while the writ petition was pending and was disposed of. It is only to deny the full refund, such a stand is being taken . 2 Be that as it may , as respondents have taken a stand. Petitioner would now be entitled to challenge the said stand in an appropriate proceeding as he may be advised and establish his right to get full refund but the same cannot be done in this contempt proceeding. Accordingly the contempt application stands dropped and closed. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)