35f M H5GH CQURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTI$GARH : B!LASPUR SINGLE BENCH: Hon’ble Shri SR. Nayak, CJ m WE?! PET!T!QE\! Me. 2??2 9F 1999 f PETiTiaNER ”‘ Tarachand Agrawal, son of Hemraj "" Agrawal, aged about 54 years, carrying 0n business of manufacturing Char Coal in the name and style of Agarwal Coal Depot, resident of Ashwani Nagar, Raipur (MP) Versus "‘ i, RESPGNDENT5 ’ 1. Through The State Principal of Madhya $ecretary Pradesh to the Govt. of ‘ Madhya Pradesh, Department of Fereet and Environment, Vailabh Bhawan, Bhopal (MR) The Conservator of Forests,,Raipur Division, Jail Road, Jaipur (MR) Present: ‘ Mr. B.P. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Sunii Otwani, learned Panel Lawyer, for the State. DEAL ORDER (Passed on 8t of December 2695) The Conservator of Foreet, Raipur by an order dated 11.4.88 granted permission to the petitioner to manufacture ooal from firewood at leasehold Site in village Kandur near River Kharun in Raipur District. ’When the petitioner in pursuance of the above grant, manufacturing coal from firewooci, the Conservator of Forest vide hts impugned memo dated 3.5.1999, marked as AnnexurewPl6, cancelled the permission granted to the petttioner on 11.4.88. The said action is assailed in this writ petition amongst othet grounde, on the ground that the aotion was not preceded 36 by any natics ta the petitimer thamby the petitiener was tatally denied of opportunity to have his say in the mattgr. The State action shouid conform to and be informed by the postulates Qf Article 14 of the Constitution of India viz. non-arbitrarine$s, fairness and reasonabieness. Therefore, the impugned action 6f the Conservator of the Forest, Raipur is liable to be condemned as arbitrary as well as violative of principles of natural justice. On tha’r short ground, the impugned order cannot be euetained. The writ petition is, therefore, allowed. The impugned order is quashed. However, it is made clear that this order shall not come in the way of the Conservator at Forest from taking enprepriate steps against the petitioner, if there is any warrant and good ground, in accordance with law and in strict conformity with the prinoiples of natural justice. Sdl- cnief Justice