Ram Murti v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18912 of 2017 ====================================================== Ram Murti S/o Thakur Upendra Singh resident of village - Dharaut, P.S. - Makhdumpur, District - Jehanabad ..... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram.

3. The Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas Forest Division, Rohtas at Sasaram.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar -3, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Gajendra Prasad Yadav - SC- 17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 13-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that his appeal bearing Case No. 43 of 2016 is pending before the District Magistrate cum Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram. He submits that as a result of pendency of the appeal his stolen truck which was subject to the confiscation proceeding is rotting in the possession of the authorities. In view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court would direct the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram to dispose of petitioner's appeal within a period of eight weeks from the date of

Patna High Court CWJC No.18912 of 2017 (2) dt.13-08-2018 2/2 receipt/production of a copy of this order.

The writ petition is thus disposed off.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi.

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