IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7088 of 2008 DABLU SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Alok Kumar Sinha, No.1, Adv. For the Respondents : A.A.G.-9 ------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---------- Dated, the 14th July, 2008. The counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of this writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner to seek redressal of his grievance before the State Government, pointing out the anomalies in rate of additional tax between the owners of motor vehicles having 205” wheel base and those between 114” – 167” wheel base. 2. The similar controversy arose in C.W.J.C. No. 7524 of 2008, Mostt. Tano Devi Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. and the following order came to be passed: - “The prayer is allowed and, accordingly, petitioner is permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to seek redressal of his grievances before the State Government pointing out the anomalies in the rate of additional tax between the owners of motor vehicles having 205” wheel base and those between 114” – 167” wheel base during the period 16th July, 2002 to 17th April, 2006 resulting from enactment of Bihar Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Bihar Act 6 of 2003). Further liberty sought for is and granted to pray before the State Government to provide the benefits as given by Notifications No.2518 and 2520 dated 1.7.2004 with - 2 - retrospective effect as also for waiver of the penalty in case it is held that the petitioner is liable to pay additional tax. Needless to state that in case such prayer is made to the State Government within six weeks, it shall consider the same in accordance with law within six months from today. Till the decision on the representation is taken, petitioner shall pay road tax at the rate of Rs.267/- per seat per quarter without any penalty for the period between 16.7.2002 and 7.4.2006. On payment of tax and additional tax, as aforesaid, tax token shall be issued to the petitioner.” 3. Needless to state that the petitioner shall pay road tax at the rate of Rs.267/- per seat per quarter without any penalty between the period 16th July, 2002 and 17th April, 2006 until the decision of the representation. 4. Order accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-