IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14101 of 2005 Gopal Prasad son of late Bhikhan Prasad, resident of Village-Hemantpur, P.S. Ara Muffasil, Distt-Bhojpur. ….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Forest and Environment, Patna, Bihar. 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Patna, Bihar 3. The Conservator of Forest, Patna, Bihar 4. The District officer, Ara Bhojpur. 5. The Divisional Forest Officer cum Licensing Authority, Ara Bhojpur. ….Respondents. ----------- 2. 25.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner originally moved this Court in the present writ application for quashing of the final list of the saw-mills as prepared by the respondents in which the name of the petitioner does not figure. Learned counsel submits that as per the resolution dated 13.11.2003, non-inclusion of the name of the petitioner in the list of saw-mills was arbitrary and illegal. He has tried to impress upon the Court that other saw-mills under similar conditions have been included, whereas the petitioner has been discriminated. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand submits that as of now there is a new policy occupying the field, repealing the earlier resolution which became effective from 2 30.08.2010 and according to him the petitioner shall now have to be dealt with according to the provisions in the new policy decision. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner move before the appropriate authority under the policy decision of the State dated 30.08.2010 which shall consider the case and take appropriate decision in accordance with law. As per the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, it is respondent No. 3 who is the competent authority and in the instance case before which he submits that the Court relegates him too. If a proper representation is filed before the respondent No. 3 by the petitioner within two months from today alongwith a copy of this order, the same shall be considered in accordance with law after giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The writ petition stands disposed off with the aforementioned directions. Saif/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)