1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.2228/2007 (Jabar Singh Vs. State of Raj.& Ors.) Date of order :: 07.11.2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. Manoj Bhandari, for the petitioner. Mr. M.R. Singhvi, for the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the parties. In this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the validity of the show cause notice given by District Excise Officer, Jodhpur. It is contended by learned counsel for the respondents that the reply to the notice has already been filed by the petitioner and the Department will decide the matter within the stipulated period. In this view of the matter, when reply to the show cause notice has already been filed by the petitioner but while granting one more opportunity to file detailed reply to the show cause notice given to him by the District Excise Officer within a period of fifteen days from today, the respondent District 2 Excise Officer, Jodhpur is directed to decide the matter within a period of fifteen days from the date of filing fresh reply. The respondent authorities are directed to decide the matter afresh individually by speaking order considering all the grounds taken by the petitioner and providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Till decision by the District Excise Officer, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner for recovery. It is also made clear that in the event of deciding matter against the petitioner, the petitioner will be at liberty to approach this Court. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition is disposed of. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J. A.K. Chouhan/- A.K. Chouhan/-