IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5151 of 2024 ====================================================== 1. Kedar Sharma S/O late Ram Chandra Sharma R/O Village Jalalpur, P.S Lalganj Distt. Vaishali 2. Ashok Kumar S/O late Shyamkaran Ray R/O Village Sathiauta Bhagwan P. S Bhagwanpur Distt. Vaishali 3. Tuntun Das S/O Manak Das R/O Shahpur Kashim P. S Lalgang Distt. Vaishali. 4. Ramjee Mahto S/O late Gonaur Mahto R/O Village ward No 2 near Central Bank Chimnapur P.S Lalgang Distt. Vaishali. 5. Bharat Das S/O Shree Jaynandan Das R/O Chaturangpur Kadan P.S Mahua Distt. Vaishali. 6. Muntun kumar S/O Ganga Bhagat R/O Village Bhagwanpur Pakri, P.S Lalganj Distt. Vaishali. 7. Ramnath Sharma S/O late Mohan Sharma R/O Village Agarpur P.S Lalganj Distt. Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Through the Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Conservator of Forest, Muzaffarpur Circle, Muzaffarpur. 3. The District Magistrate, Vaishali cum Chairman, Committee of Selection of Sawmills. 4. The Licensing Authority Cum Forest Divisional Officer, Vaishali, Forest Division, Hajipur. 5. The Forest Range Officer, Lalganj Vaishali. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ram Shankar Das, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Dhurjati Kr. Prasad, G.P.-14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 3 21-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The present writ application has been filed for the following reliefs: Patna High Court CWJC No.5151 of 2024(3) dt.21-01-2025 2/3 I. To direct the Respondents to renew the license of the petitioners saw mill and further direct the respondents to accept renewal fee as well as to accept monthly/annual statement on the ground that the petitioners are running & operating the saw mills under valid power of attorney holders to do the same since long. II. To direct the respondents to treat the licenses valid and operative by accepting the fee whatsoever required for the established saw pit and further to renew the licenses upon the name of the petitioners after taking appropriate fee for operating the Saw Mill smoothly & paying the tax to the Govt. Treasury. III. Any other relief or reliefs as your Lordships may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the Power of Attorney Holder of Saw Mill. Licence of Saw Mill was expired in the year 1993 itself and as per averments made in the writ application, the original licensee has appointed the petitioner as Power of Attorney Holder on his behalf but it appears that after the expiry of the licence of the original licensee holder, the licence of the licensee holder never renewed by the authority concerned and Patna High Court CWJC No.5151 of 2024(3) dt.21-01-2025 3/3 the petitioner has filed the writ application in the year 2024. 4. In view of aforesaid, there is no merit in the writ application. It is, accordingly, dismissed. Nitesh/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U