IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14197 of 2008 BAL KRISHNA OJHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. D.N.Jha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. J.P.Karn, 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 18th September, 2008. The counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has already made representation to the District Transport Officer, Buxar for remission of tax during 49 days strike period but despite that the District Transport Officer, Buxar has neither forwarded the said representation to State Transport Commissioner, Bihar, Patna nor he has taken any decision thereon. 2. In view of the controversy that has been raised in the writ petition, we are satisfied that diverse contentions raised in the writ petition need not be examined by us and the interest of justice shall be sub-served by the following order: - (i) The District Transport Officer, Buxar shall consider the representations dated 28th December, 2006 and 29th December, 2006 (Annexure-6 and 7 respectively) in accordance with law and, if - 2 - the representation needs to be forwarded to the State Transport Commissioner, Bihar, Patna for taking decision for exemption on payment of tax for 49 days strike period, the same shall be forwarded accordingly. (ii) The time of four weeks is granted to the District Transport Officer for taking action as afore-directed on the two representations dated 28th December, 2006 and 29th December, 2006. 3. Writ petition stands disposed of. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-