M/S Aman Ply And Saw Mill v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7960 of 2022 ====================================================== M/s Aman Ply and Saw Mill, Panapur- Saraiya, P.S.- Rajepur, District- East Champaran a proprietorship firm through its Proprietor Raghunath Prasad, aged about 51 years (Male), son of Khelawan Prasad, Resident of VillageFatehpur, P.S.- Rajepur, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Chairman State Level Committee for Wood- based Industries, Biharcum- Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Licensing Officer- cum- Divisional Forest Officer Motihari Forest Division, Motihari.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinay Mistry, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP 14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 26-08-2022 The matter has been heard via video conferencing. The petitioner has a limited prayer that his representation dated 06.12.2021 (Annexure-P/2) pending with the Licensing Officer-cum-Divisional Forest Officer, Motihari be disposed off at the earliest. He also prays that a judgment delivered in M/s Bhagwati Timber vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. be also taken into account.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection to this prayer.

Patna High Court CWJC No.7960 of 2022(2) dt.26-08-2022 2/2 We, thus, dispose off the writ petition with a direction to the competent authority (respondent no. 3) to dispose off the representation of the petitioner at the earliest, in any case, not later than two weeks.

(Rajan Gupta, J) (Dr. Anshuman, J) P. Kumar U