Patna High CourtCWJC/13134/2016disposed

The Secretary, Department Of Environment And Forests, Government Of Bihar And ORS v. Shri Rakesh Kumar And ANR

2017-04-20Justice Smt. Nilu Agrawal,Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13134 of 2016 ===========================================================

1. The Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Joint Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Bihar, Patna

3. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Bihar, Patna

4. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Bihar, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. Shri Rakesh Kumar S/o Late Sri Rup Narayan Singh R/o Mohalla Bajitpur Digha Ghat, District Patna

2. Union of India, through Secretary Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12 For the Respondent no.1 : Mr. Jayant Kumar Karn, Advocate For the Respondent no.2 : Mr. S.D Sanjay, Addl. Solicitor General Mr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, CGC =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 20-04-2017 Now that the appeal itself has been finally disposed of by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide order dated 31st March, 2017 and reason for such delay has also been explained therein. The main issue was disposal of the appeal pending before the Appellate Authority, therefore, so far as this writ is concerned, it can be disposed of now. The validity of the decision so taken by the Appellate Authority, which has been brought on record

Patna High Court CWJC No.13134 of 2016 dt.20-04-2017 2/2 as Annexure-F to the counter affidavit of Respondent no.2, can be tested in a judicial forum. The Court has nothing to say on the submission being made on behalf of the private respondent at this juncture.

Writ is disposed of.

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