Karu Saw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4933 of 2023 ====================================================== Karu Saw Son of Kishori Saw @ Kishun Saw Resident of Village- Gerua, P.S.- Paratappur, District- Chattra (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Forest Conservator Officer, Patna. 2.

The Chief Forest Conservator Officer, Science and Technology Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, Gaya-cum-Appellate Authority, Gaya. 4.

The District Forest Officer-cum-Authorized Officer, Gaya. 5.

The Forest Divisional Officer, Gaya Forest Division, Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Anant Pd. Singh, SC-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 11-07-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner has prayed for grant of the following reliefs:

(i) to direct the Respondent no. 3 (District Magistrate- cum-Appellate Authority, Gaya to disposed of Forest Confiscation Appeal Case No. 01 of 2022 which is still pending since 22.06.2022 which was filed against the order dated 28.05.2022 passed by the authorized Officer-cum-D.F.O., Gaya (Respondent no. 4) in Confiscation

Patna High Court CWJC No.4933 of 2023(2) dt.11-07-2024 2/2 Case no. 06 of 2022 (State Versus Ansarul Haque and others);

(ii) to direct the respondent no. 3 to release the vehicle during pendency of Confiscation Appeal No. 01 of 2022 either on sureties or bank guarantee as deem fit and proper;

(iii) for issuance of an appropriate writ(s), direction as found fit and proper for interest of justice.

3. Considering the simple prayer of the petitioner to direct the respondent no.3, the District Magistrate, Gaya to dispose of Forest Confiscation Appeal Case No. 01 of 2022, the same is disposed of directing the concerned respondent no.3 to take up the matter, consider, after hearing the parties, take the same to its logical conclusion, if it has not been disposed, preferably within a period of four months from the date the copy of the order is provided to him.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U