IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11114 of 2002 1. ANIL KUMAR Son of Bishwanath Prasad working as one of the partners of Bharat Timber Works, resident of Malali Tola, P.O. Balua Rampurnea, P.S. Bairea, District West Champaran. 2. Kishanlal Arora son of Late Lala Amarnath working as one of the partners of Bharat Timber Works, resident of Supria Cinema Road, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah, District West Champaran. . . . . . . Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Department of Forest and Environment, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Chief Conservator of Forest, Department of Forest and Environment, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Chief Forest Officer, Balmiki Tiger Project, West Champaran, Bettiah. 5. Divisional Forest Officer, Balmiki Tiger Project, Division No.1, West Champaran, Bettiah. . . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 4/ 18.01.2010 Counsel for the State is present. On 06.01.2003 and 07.01.2010 adjournment was given in the case. No one appears for the petitioners even today. In the instant writ petition, petitioners pray for directing the respondents to renew his licence, which is pending consideration before the respondents. The petitioners were granted licence under Rules 4 to 10 of the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 read with Section 6 (1) (d) of the Factories Act, 1948. The petitioners were running a Saw Mill in the name and style of Bharat Timber Works situated in Supria Cinema Hall Road, P.O. & P.S. Bettiah in the district of West Champaran. A copy of the licence and renewal are annexed as Annexure-1 Series to this application. The petitioners thereafter filed an application for licence under Section 5 of the Bihar Saw Mill (Regulation) Act, 1990 for - 2 - operation of Saw mill. In paragraph 10 it is stated that initially they were granted licence under Section 7 of the Bihar Forest Produce (Regulation) Act by the District Forest Officer, Bettiah and thereafter their licence was renewed from time to time. The licence of the petitioners bearing licence no. 35 dated 02.03.1990 vide letter no. 810 / Bettiah dated 10.03.1992 was renewed upto 31.12.1992. Thereafter the petitioners filed application for renewal of licence before the competent authority namely Project Deputy Director, Bihar Forest Development Corporation Division I, Bettiah. However, in the mean time Bihar Forest Development Corporation merged with Government of Bihar in the year, 1990. Learned counsel submits that Project Deputy Director, Bihar Forest Development Corporation Division-I, Bettiah had not forwarded the pending applications for renewal to his successor. In paragraph 13, it is further stated that on 07.08.1996, the Divisional Forest Officer, Bettiah vide his letter no. 1290 sought certain reports regarding operation of Saw Mill, as contained in Annexure-3. As no one appears for the petitioners, this Court observes that it will be open to the petitioners to approach the authority for disposal of their application. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)