Laxmi Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.377 of 2014 ======================================================

1. Laxmi Choudhary Son of Late Subansh Choudhary Resident of Village - Bela, Police Station - Jay Nagar, District - Madhubani .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Chairman Cum-Commissioner, Saw Mill Selection Committee, Darbhanga, Division, Darbhanga

3. The Divisional Forest Officer, Darbhanga, Division, Darbhanga

4. The Conservative Forest Officer, Muzaffarpur Anchal Muzaffarpur, District - Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhas Ranjan, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Radhika Raman, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 08-04-2015 The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 19.9.2012 whereby the saw mill of the petitioner has not been included in the seniority list of saw mills prepared by the Selection Committee in respect of Mithila Forest Division as contained in Annexure-5. The resolution of the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar bearing No. 76/2007-2675 dated 30.8.2010 provides for a remedy of appeal to a person aggrieved by noninclusion of his saw mill in the seniority list and which appeal lies before the District Judge concerned.

In view of the alternative remedy of appeal so provided to the petitioner under the Resolution dated 30.8.2010, this writ

Patna High Court CWJC No.377 of 2014 (2) dt.08-04-2015 2 / 2 petition is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to exhaust the alternative remedy of appeal and any such appeal being filed by the petitioner within four weeks from today shall be considered and be disposed of in accordance with law by the appellate authority after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. (Jyoti Saran, J) Bibhash/- U