1. With the consent of the parties, the appeal is taken up for final disposal today itself.

2. The appellant is aggrieved of the order dated 16th July, 2002, passed by the learned Single Judge in WP (C) No. 3072/2002 whereby the writ application filed by appellant against the order dated 12th April, 2002, passed by the respondent No. 2 was disposed of (in effect and substance dismissed). The learned Single Judge declined to interfere with the pending review proceedings before respondent No. 2 and in fact, directed him to dispose of the review application at his earliest. In this manner, apparently, therefore, the learned Single Judge took the view that exercise of review jurisdiction by respondent No. 2 was proper and also that he rightly was proceeding to record evidence in the Review proceedings.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the crux of the matter is that against the cancellation of licenses of the appellant, the appellant had preferred an appeal under Section 8 of the Bihar Excise Act, 1915, which was dismissed by the Appellate Authority. Against the order dismissing this appeal, the appellant had approached the Member, Board of Revenue, under Clause (3) of Section 8 of t