M/L 13 05.10.2026 Court. No. 25 Sourav WPA 28820 of 2025 Dr. Debashis Banerjee Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Vivekananda Bose Mr. Ratikanta Pal Mr. Sattwik Dutta … for the petitioner. Mr. Bikash Chandra Das Mr. Sanju Agarwal … for the State. 1. The report filed by the respondents be kept with the record. 2. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is that the petitioner has made an application on June 28, 2023 for grant of breeder’s species licence but till date, the authorities have not considered the same though the petitioner has already paid the licence fee of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent no. 2, i.e., the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife & Chief Wildlife Warden, West Bengal. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State has submitted report and submits that on the application submitted by the petitioner, a notice was issued to the petitioner for appearance. The application submitted by the petitioner is under active consideration and submits that if this Court dispose of this writ application by directing the concerned authority, the authority will consider the application submitted by the petitioner for grant of breeder’s species licence and will pass appropriate order. 4. The application filed by the petitioner is under consideration with the respondent no. 2. If the 2 respondent no. 2 finds that the petitioner has not submitted any document or any further documents are required, the respondent no. 2 shall inform the same to the petitioner and the petitioner shall furnish the required documents within ten days from the date of receipt of requisition, if any. 5. The respondent no. 2 is directed to consider the application after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner if the respondent no. 2 finds that the petitioner is entitled to get licence, the same may be provided to the petitioner and if respondent no. 2 finds that the petitioner is not entitled to get licence to pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 6. WPA 28820 of 2025 is disposed of. 7. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)