Manjee Yadav v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 8115 of 2015 ====================================================== Manjee Yadav Son of Sri Mahendra Yadav , Resident of Village- Sudhar Dera , P.O.- Mogaon, P.S.- Koran Saraiya , District- Buxar. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram.

3. The Authorized Officer cum Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtas Forest Division, Sasaram, District- Rohtas.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajani Kant Singh For the Respondent/s : AC to SC - 16 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

13-08-2015 Heard Sri Rajani Kant Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to Standing Counsel - 16. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has made a very limited prayer for directing the respondent no. 2, who is appellate authority to finally dispose of Confiscation Appeal No. 16 of 2015. The appeal has been preferred against the confiscation order, in which, truck of the petitioner, vide Registration No. UP60J/9727, has been confiscated. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, particularly the limited prayer made by the petitioner, the Court is of the opinion that without calling for counter affidavit, the writ petition can be disposed of with an observation that the respondent

Patna High Court CWJC No.8115 of 2015 (2) dt.13-08-2015 2/2 no. 2 may take appropriate step so that Confiscation Appeal No. 16 of 2015 may come to its logical end without unnecessary delay, preferably; within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay U