IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11978 of 1995 LISA CHEMICALS LTD., 93-A, R.K. Avenue, Rajendra Nagar, Patna through its Managing Director, Ashok Kumar Singh, son of Late Ram Kishore Prasad, 93A, R.K. Avenue, Rajendra Nagar, Patna. …… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Secretary to Government of Bihar, Department of Excise & Prohibition, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 2. The Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Commissioner of Excise, Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Deputy Commissioner of Excise, (Distilleries & Warehouses), Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 5. The Superintendent of Excise, Vaishali, Hajipur. ….. Respondents. ----------- 04- 15.9.2010 Heard Mr. G.P. Bimal for the petitioner. None appears on behalf of the respondents. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondent authorities to refund a sum of Rs.15,000/-, deposited by the petitioner in 1994, towards payment of the alleged excise duty of 10,000/- bulk litre of denatured spirit. 2. It appears to us on a perusal of the counter affidavit that the said sum of Rs.15,000/- was returned to the petitioner on 22.4.1996, which renders this writ petition infructuous. Therefore, there is no need to proceed further in the matter. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. (S K Katriar, J.) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.) S.K.Pathak/