Amit Kumar Pandey v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar forest confiscation matter; writ petition disposed with liberty to pursue statutory appeal before District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram; confiscation order dated 06.02.2023 passed during pendency; time-bound direction to DM to decide appeal within four months after hearing all concerned; Patna High Court CWJC No.990 of 2023; decision dated 16-01-2025; bench: Rajesh Kumar Verma, J; petitioner Amit Kumar Pandey (Rohtas); respondents include Department of Forest and Environment, Bihar and Divisional Forest Officer-cum-Authorized Officer, Rohtas Forest Division.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a statutory appeal before respondent no. 2 (District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram) within four weeks; respondent no. 2 directed to dispose of such statutory appeal within four months after hearing all the concerned.