Petitioner challenged the dismissal of his saw mill appeal, arguing oral permission sufficed for shifting the mill. The court held that shifting without written permission under the relevant Rules is impermissible and dismissed the writ petition.
Writ petition dismissed with no illegality found in the impugned order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 14038 of 2013
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Rajendra Prasad Singh son of Late Gorakhnath Singh Resident of Village - Amarpur Matwaria, P.O. Dhawar, Dist - Bhojpur
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Versus
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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Sinha For the Respondent/s : AC to SC 25
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Date: 12-01-2016
Heard Sri Rajendra Nath Sinha, learned counsel for the
petitioner and learned A.C. to Standing Counsel – 25.
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of the saw mill, which was prepared by the State Government, name of petitioner’s saw mill appeared, however; subsequently in the final list, it was not included, thereafter, the petitioner was aggrieved.
“The expansion of the saw mill or saw pit or change in its location shall not be carried out without the written permission of the licensing officer.”
In the present case, it is not in dispute that there is no written permission for shifting the same.
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(Rakesh Kumar, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether shifting a saw mill without written permission under the Bihar Saw Mills (Regulation) Rules, 1993 vitiates the licensing authority's order rejecting the appeal.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rajendra Prasad Singh
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Forest and Environment, Patna
The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Bihar
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Patna, Bihar
The Conservator of Forest, Nehru Nagar, Patliputra, Patna
The Divisional Forest Officer, Ara, Bhojpur
Rakesh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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