IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.14059 of 2010 ==================================================== Satish Prasad son of Sri Lalan Prasad, resident of village/P.O./P.S. Karpi, District-Arwal/ Jehanabad - Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary/Commissioner of Excise, New Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 3. The Collector, Arwal/ Jehanabad. 4. The Superintendent of Excise, Arwal/ Jahanabad - Respondents ==================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner: Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Ajit Kuamr, A.C. to AG ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 15.04.2011 In this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioner-licence holder seeks refund of the amount of security deposit made by him for settlement of a foreign liquor shop and a spiced country liquor shop at Karpi and a country liquor shop at Telpa for the year 1999-2000 and a spiced country liquor shop and a foreign liquor shop at Karpi for the year 2000-2001. Pending this petition, the amount of security deposit for three liquor shops for the year 1999-2000 has been refunded on 8th February 2011. 2 Learned advocate Mr. Ajit Kumar has appeared for the State Government. He does not dispute the State’s liability to refund the amount of security deposit. He has however, submitted that the concerned bank account in which the security amount is deposited has been attached by the Income Tax Department since the year 2000. The District Collector, therefore, seeks some time to refund the amount of security deposit. In absence of dispute that the petitioner is entitled to refund of the security deposit the petition needs to be allowed. It is directed that the respondent No.3, the Collector, Jehanabad will pay the amount of security deposit for settlement of two liquor shops at Karpi for the year 2000-2001 on or before 16th May 2011. The respondent No.3 will also pay interest on the amount of security deposit for the aforesaid 5 settlement of liquor shops from the date such amount became due till the date of payment at the rate of 10 % per annum. The amount of interest will also be paid on or before 16th May 2011. The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. Bibhash ( R.M. Doshit, CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)