IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5982 of 2005 Shiv Prasad Sharma, Son of Sri Bhola Mistry, resident of village Tehta, P.S. Makhdumpur, District Jehanabad ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary – cum – Commissioner, Department of Forest, Bihar, Pana 2. The Conservator of Forest, Gaya 3. The District Forest Officer, Gaya For the Petitioner : Mr. Nityanand Neeraj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajeev Lochan, AC to GA 9 2 14.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The sole grievance raised on behalf of the petitioner is that the appeal bearing Appeal No. 2 of 2000 filed on 1.8.2000 against the notice issued under memo no. 2014 dated 22.5.2000 is still pending, thus, the same be directed to be disposed of. Learned counsel for the State submits that he does not have any objection that if any direction is given to the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal in accordance with law. As a result this writ application is disposed of without going into the merit of the case with a direction to the respondent no. 2 , the Conservator of 2 Forest, Gaya to dispose of Appeal No. 2 of 2000 on its own merit and in accordance with law, if the same is still pending, within six weeks from the date of receipt / production of a certified copy of this order. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)