IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7570 of 2002 TANNU MISTRY son of late Ram Kishun Mistry, resident of Mohalla Kurwapur Nagar Nausa, P.O. & P.S.Nagarnausa,Dist. Nalanda ..Petitoner. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.Vanpal Nand Kishore Sharma, Chandi Van Anchal, Dist. .Nalanda. 3.Ranjan Chaukidar of village Kaila, Chandi Van Anchal, Dist. Nalanda. 4.Amirak Paswan, Chaukidar of vanpal Nand Kishore Sharma, .Chandi Van Anchal,Dist. Nalanda 5. Van Pramandal Padadhikari Nalanda Prasare Van Pramandal, Biharsharif, Nalanda ….Respondents. ----------- 4 3.12.2009 Counsel for the State is present. No one appears for the petitioner. In the instant case the petitioner has prayed for issuance of direction to the respondent to grant license for continuing the affairs of saw mill. The case of the petitioner is that he is running a saw-mill since 1977-78 in the name as ‘Nagar Nausa kast Kala Uddyog’ in village Nagarnausa, in the district of Nalanda after getting the permission and registration on 31.3.1978 from Uddyog Nirdeshallaya, Govt. of Bihar, Patna on plot no. 184 and Khata No. 85 in the year 1978. He submits that he applied for grant of licence to the respondent no.5 on 3.12.1994. He further submits that respondent no.5 neither granted licence nor rejected his application. He submits that the respondent no.5 granted licence in favour of the second son. In the counter affidavit the respondents have denied filing of any application for grant of licence. In that view of the matter it has became disputed that the petitioner has applied for grant of licence in the year 1984. - 2 - This writ application is dismissed. The petitioner may avail any other remedy available to him under law. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) M.Rahman