M/S Shiv Shankar Saw Mill And An v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3338 of 2012 ======================================================

1. M/s Shiv Shankar Saw Mill through its Proprietor Sri Shankar Prasad Verma Son of Late Rameshwar Sah, resident of Village- Cheria Bariyarpur, P.O.- Sripur, District- Begusarai

2. M/s Ajay Sharma Saw Mill through its Proprietor Ajay Kumar Sharma son of Sri Yogendra Sharma resident of Mehdashahpur Cheria Bariyarpur, P.O.- Sripur, District- Begusarai .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Forest and Environment, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna

3. The Divisional Commissioner, Munger-cum-The Chairman of Saw Mill Selection Committee, Begusarai

4. The Conservator of Forest, Purnia-Cum-Member, Saw Mill Selection Committee, Begusarai

5. The Divisional Forest Officer, Begusarai-cum-The Member Secretary Null Saw Mill Selection Committee, Begusarai .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Aditya Prakash Sahay, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Vipin Kumar, AC to SC24 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 02-05-2016 The present writ petition has been filed for quashing of Notification as contained in memo No. 76/2007- 2675 dated 30.08.2010 issued by the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar whereby and whereunder criteria has been laid down to prepare seniority lists of sawmills as well as veneer mills; and for quashing of the 2nd Seniority List dated 27.10.2010 prepared by the Sawmill Selection Committee, which has been prepared pursuant to the Notification contained in Memo No. 76/2007- 2675 dated 30.08.2010 issued by the Department of

Patna High Court CWJC No.3338 of 2012 (4) dt.02-05-2016 2/2 Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar.

2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners expresses that he has no objection if the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to prefer statutory appeal against the impugned order.

3. Having regard to the nature of the prayer made, the writ petition stands disposed of. The petitioners may seek redressal of their grievances before any statutory forum as may be available to them in accordance with law.

(Vikash Jain, J) B.T/- U