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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30722 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
2. Sri Ramesh Chandra, who is presently posted as Conservator of Forests and Regional Director, Moradabad Circle, Moradabad, is present before this Court in compliance of order of this Court dated 25th September, 2025 and has placed before this Court his personal affidavit accompanied by an application seeking exemption from personal appearance. Alongwith his personal affidavit, he has annexed a copy of the order dated 7th October, 2025, whereby he has recalled his earlier order dated 27th June, 2025 and earlier notice so issued by him on 16th June, 2025.
3. Sri Ratandeep Misra, learned Standing Counsel submits that since the
order has been recalled by the Conservator of Forests, petitioner has an efficacious remedy by way of an appeal before the State Government against the order of seizure of vehicle passed under Section 52A-(I) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 as per the U.P. amendment. Sri Ratandeep Misra, learned Standing Counsel, therefore, submits that in the event petitioner prefers an appeal before the State Government, the same may be directed to be disposed of in accordance with law.
4. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to prefer an appeal before the State Government within a period of two weeks from today and in the event any such appeal is preferred as directed herein above, the same shall be considered and
disposed of, by means of a reasoned and speaking order and on merits by Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nisheeth Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dhanveer Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
the State Government treating the appeal to be well within time, within a further period of four weeks.
5. In the given facts and circumstances of the case, personal appearance of the Conservator of Forests is dispensed with. Notices issued to him stands discharged. Application for exemption is allowed. October 9, 2025 Atmesh WRIC No. 30722 of 2025 2 (Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad