IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16544 of 2009 DILIP ROY, S/O GAJADHAR RAI, R/O VILLAGE- SALEMPUR, P.S. AMARPUR, DISTRICT-BANKA. -PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, REGISTRATION, EXCISE AND PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE SECRETARY TO THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE SPECIAL SUPERINTENDENT OF EXCISE, BIHAR, PATNA. 6. M/S S.C.I. INDIA LTD, THROUGH ITS M.D., D.N. SINGH ROAD, BHAGALPUR. 7. SHRI RAMJI PRASAD, S/O LATE AWADH PRASAD, RADIUM ROAD, NEAR MAHARAJA HOTEL,RANCHI JHARKHAND. 8. M/S. K.D. LIQUERS PVT. LTD., THROUGH ITS M.D., 503 N.P. CENTER, NEW DAKBUNGLOW ROAD, PATNA. 9. SHRI NAGENDRA PRASAD, S/O LATE SURAJ PRASAD, MAIN ROAD, BUXAR. 10. M/S SARAYA INDUSTRIES, THROUGH ITS M.D. 302 THAPAR ARCADE, 47 KALU SARAI, HAUJKHAS, NEW DELHI-16, PLACE OF BUSINESS M/S SARYA DISTILLERY, SARDAR NAGAR, DISTRICT- GORAKHPUR, (U.P.). 11. SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA SAHU, FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN, M.D., M/S UMARI DISTILLERS PVT. LTD. JAIPUR, DISTRICT KORAPUT (ORISSA). 12. M/S WELCOME DISTILLERY PVT. LTD.THROUGH ITS M.D. VILLAGE-CHHERKA-BANDH, TAHSIL KOTA, BILASPUR (CHHATISGARH). 13. M/S PASHUPATINATH DISTRIBUTERS PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS M.D., CHANDI VYAPAR BHAWAN, F-2 SECOND FLOOR, EXHIBITION ROAD, PATNA. 14. M/S RAWATI INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS M.D., C/O SHRI RAM BABU YADAV, DHARHARA KOTHI, SAIDPUR, PATNA-4. 15.M/S ALLY FOOD PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS M.D. GAURI SHANKAR COLONY, INFRONT OF ST. PAUL SCHOOL, GAYGHAT, GULJARBAGH, PATNA-7. 16. SHRI SANJAY R. KUMAR, S/O SRI RAGHUNATH PRASAD, BALKISHUNGANJ, GULJARBAGH,PATNA-7. 2 17. M/S TRIGGAR GOODS PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS M.D., 21, HEMANT BASU SARANI, 2ND FLOOR, ROOM NO. 218, KOLKATA-700 001. 18. M/S/ SPICY BEVERAGE PVT. LTD. THROUGH ITS M.D., GANDHI ROAD, DHANSAR, DHANBAD (JHARKHAND). -RESPONDENTS 2 01.12.2009 AAhmad/ Heard the parties. Petitioner had admittedly moved this Court earlier for the same relief that in public interest the Excise Policy of the State of Bihar be reconsidered. We agree with the earlier views that it is a matter not fit for public interest nor fit for interference of the High Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The matter is largely one of policy as per earlier observations of this court, contained in Annexure-7. The petitioner claims to have filed a representation before respondents no.1 and 2, the State of Bihar and the Excise Commissioner, Bihar. Without expressing our views on the merit of such representation, we hope that the representation will be decided by the concerned authority, one way or the other, within a period of four weeks from today. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) 3