PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON AMIT KUMAR SINGH V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS

PATNA, India, April 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 1:

In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s): (i) To issue an appropriate order/s, direction/s including a writ preferably in nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to make the payment of Excise Auction security money amounting to Rs. 18,500/- which has been deposited by the petitioner during the course of public auction against purchasing of motorcycle bearing Reg. No. BR06BE-7615 during the course of auction which has been held on 18-04-2022 at the office of Superintendent of Excise, Muzaffarpur under section 58(5) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. (ii) To direct the respondent to make the payment of 18% int...