CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.3629 OF 1990 ---------- 1. Rajesh Kumar, Son of S.L. Choudhary, resident of Bangali Tola, Laheriasarai, District-Darbhanga. 2. Arunjay Narayan Sinha, Son of Shri Raghubansh Narayan, resident of Near-Sivajee Maidan, P.S. Daltonganj, District- Palamu. Both licensees of sale of foreign liquor to the trade i.e., to other licensed dealers.............................................................Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner of Excise, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Superintendent of Excise, Darbhanga. 6. The Superintendent of Excise, Palamau at Daltonganj. ..................Respondents. -With- CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 3656 OF 1990 ---------- 1. Chandra Shekhar Prasad, Son of Shree J.P. Chourisa, resident of Joridih-Beror, P.S.Barma, District-Giridih, Licensee for sale of Foreign Liquor to the Trade i.e., to other Licensed dealers, Phusro, P.S. Barmo, District-Giridih. 2. Dip Narayan Gupta, Son of Late Shukhnandan Sah, Licensees for sale of Foreign Liquor to the Trade i.e. to other licensed dealers, Driver Tota(Ghospara), P.S. Katihar, District- Katihar. .....Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner of Excise, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Superintendent of Excise,Katihar. 6. The Assistant Commissioner, Giridih. ........Respondents. ---------- For the Petitioners: Mr. G.P. Bimal, Senior Advocate.(In both the cases) For the Respondents: Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, Senior Advocate and Mr. Gajindra Nath Ojha, A.C. to G.A. 2.( In both the cases). ---------- P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ---------- Navin Sinha & D.K.Singh,JJ. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State in both the writ 2 petitions. Learned counsels for both sides are not at issue that the matter stand concluded by the judgment of this Court passed in C.W.J.C.No. 3631 of 1990 and analogous cases disposed off by a Division Bench on 26.03.2004. In view of the finding arrived at in the aforesaid judgment after discussion, the present writ petitions are disposed off in similar terms holding that the petitioners are liable to pay the enhanced licence fee with effect from 01.06.1990 for the licence period 1990-91. Any enhanced licence fee paid by them for the licence period prior to 01.06.1990 shall be refunded to them within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the judgment. The writ petitions stand disposed off in similar terms as in C.W.J.C.NO. 3631 of 1990 and analogous cases. Patna High Court. Dated 04th May, 2010. N.A.F.R./U.K. (Navin Sinha,J) (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J)