Sonu Kumar Chaurasiya v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4044 of 2017 ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Chaurasiya, S/o Kalika Chaurasiya, R/o Village- Chilahari, P.S.- Dumrav, District- Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram.

4.

The Authorized Officer cum Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas, Sasaram. 5.

The District Forest Officer, Rohtas, Sasaram. 6.

The Range Officer, Sasaram Forest Area at Sasaram. 7.

The Forester, Tilauthu cum Darigaon, Forest Circle, District- Rohtas. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Uma Shankar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, AC to PAAG-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI ORAL ORDER 09-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned A.C. to PAAG-2.

A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.2 depicting therein that confiscation proceeding being carried out by the Authorised Officer cum Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas has concluded, final order has already been passed, whereupon, this petition has become infructuous as under Section 52(A) of the Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, final order is appealable one which, the petitioner may avail.

Accordingly, the instant petition lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed.

(Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J) skpathak/- U