HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 23939 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J. HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for State- respondents. 2. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 31.7.2025, learned Standing Counsel has filed instruction dated 19.8.2025, which is taken on record. 3. Present petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:- "a). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing to respondent no.2 i.e., Prabhagiya Nideshak, Samajik Vanikiya Prabhag, Etah to grant renewal of the Saw Mill license to the petitioner and permission to run saw mill forthwith after adjusting the license renewal fees deposited by the petitioner for the year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (b) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.1 to conduct an enquiry and take appropriate legal action against the respondent no.2/6 and other guilty officials within time frame may be fixed by this Hon'ble court." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this is the 5th round of litigation for renewal of license of saw mill as the respondent no.2 is adamant to not renew the license of saw mil despite the fact that fee has already been deposited for the year 2019 to 2023. He further submitted that respondent no.2 himself admitted in its order dated 9.11.2024 about the payment of fees for the year 2019 to 2023, but till date license has not Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nitinjay Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Smt. Savitri Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) been renewed. Lastly, he submitted that a suitable direction may be issued to respondent No.2 to renew the license of saw mill at the earliest. 5. Under such facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to move comprehensive representation along with all relevant documents including fee receipt with the prayer to renew the license of saw mill before respondent No. 1- Principal Secretary (Forest and Conservation), U.P., Lucknow within two weeks from today. In case any such representation is filed, respondent No. 1 is directed to decide the same with detailed reasoned order maximum within a period of four weeks thereafter. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merits. It is upon respondent No. 1 to pass order after considering the relevant Rules as well as facts of the case. October 28, 2025 Junaid WRIC No. 23939 of 2025 2 (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- JUNAID AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad