^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DB: Hon'ble Shri Dhirendra Mishra & Hon'ble Shri Rananath Chandrakar. JJ. Writ Petition (Cl No. 948 of 2011 Petitioner Arihant Trading, through its Proprietor Dushyant Agrawal, S/o P.L. Agrawal, aged about 36 years, R/o in front of Government Press, Chikli, Ward No.3, Rajnandgaon, Dist. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Respondents Vs. 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary, Department of Forest, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.). 2. Additional Principal Secretary, Department of Forest, D.K.S. Bhawari, IVIantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) 3. Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (T&D)Cooperative Federatioh Limited, A-25 VIP Estate,Near VIP, Khamardih, Shankar Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 4. M/s Manoj Trading Company, Bilaspur, through the Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (T&D) Cooperative Federation Limited, A-25 VIP Estate, Near VIP, Khamardih, Shankar Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) " 5. Zahed Hussain, through the Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (T&D) Cooperative Federation Limited, A-25 VIP Esfate, Near VIP, Khamardih, ShanKar Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitutjon of India Present: Shri B.D. Guru, counsel forthe petitioner. Shri U.N.S. Deo, Govt. Advocateforthe State. ^ ORAL ORDER (Passed on 17th February, 2011) Per Dhirendra Mishra. J Heard. 1. By the instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- i. That, the allotment of lot Nos. 214 & 300 i.e. Amoda & Banjari, granted in favour of the respondents No. 4 & 5 vide Annexure - P/1 & P/2, respectively, may kindly be quashed. ii. That, the respondent authorities may kindly be directed to correct the list of allotment of lots by making allotment of lot Nos. 214,271 & 300namely; Amoda, Bhagnadi & Banjari, respectively to the petitioner by considering the preference, rate quoted by the petitioner and also tooking to the total purchase capacity ofthe petitioner. iii. Costof the petition may also be granted to the petitioner. iv. Any other relief, which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper, may also kindly be granted to the petitioner, in the interest of justice. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already raised the grievance before respondent No. 3 by wayof representation of Annexure P/4 dated 27.01.2011; however, the same has not been considered and decided by the concernedauthority. He further submits that this petition may bedisposed ofwitha direction to the ' respondent No.3 to decide the representation, on its own merit and in accordance with law, withina period of one month from the date of production ofthe copy ofthis order. (..-' ^T-'r. j) J^ ^flMW.:^ I? .'.^^ r i^.^iss':^ ^ "Sg3S-i"#t, R "^^/ 'V^sf 3. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 27.01.2011 (Annexure P/4), on its own merit and inacGordance with law, within a period of one month from the date of production of the copy of this order 4. C.C.today. sd/- Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar