IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.246 of 2026 ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/o Rameshwar Saw, Resident of Village- Panchu Sudhi Tola Hisua, P.S.- Hisua, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector cum District Magistrate, Nawada District. 3. The Additional Collector cum Additional District Magistrate, Nawada District. 4. The Excise Superintendent of Police, Nawada District. 5. The Station Head Officer, Police Station Hisua, Nawada District. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Krishna Deo Raj, Advocate For the State : Mr. K.K. Singh, AC to GP-22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD) 5 12-05-2026 It appears that in the matter of confiscation of the land of the petitioner, the show cause notices dated 13.01.2025 and 15.04.2025 were issued to the petitioner. In paragraph ‘11’ of the counter affidavit, the respondent no. 2 has admitted that the petitioner’s reply dated 30.01.2025 is already part of the record for consideration. 2. It is evident from their own statement in the counter affidavit that the confiscation case has been kept pending for about one year four months by now. No explanation for the pendency has been furnished in the counter affidavit. Patna High Court CWJC No.246 of 2026(5) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 3. In the circumstances, we direct the competent authority/confiscating authority to pass an appropriate order in the confiscation matter after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Such order shall be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The date fixed in the matter be duly communicated to the petitioner on his address by registered post/speed post and through the mobile phone. The petitioner may himself or through his lawyer appear before the confiscating authority with a copy of this order for getting a date fixed in the matter for hearing. 4. This writ application stands disposed of accordingly. lekhi/- (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) (Soni Shrivastava, J) U