THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.14908 of 2011 Date : 07-06-2011 Between : C.Md.Sardar Ahmed .. Petitioner and The Divisional Forest Officer, Kurnool Division, Kurnool, Kurnool District and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.14908 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri P.Narahari Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forests appearing on behalf of the Respondents and with their consent the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. Even though the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in issuing show cause notice dated 19-05-2011 and further urgent notice dated 24-05-2011 as illegal, during the course of hearing the counsel for the petitioner sought for a limited relief to the extent of providing an opportunity to the petitioner to submit explanation to the aforesaid show cause notice. The 1st Respondent-Divisional Forest Officer, Kurnool Division, Kurnool issued the show cause notice dated 19-05-2011 alleging that the petitioner is running a saw mill by manipulating a copy of the renewal of licence of Kurnool Saw Mill, Kurnool and obtained renewals from 2004 onwards till 2011 without there being a grant of such licence. Facts in support of the said allegation have been stated in the said show cause notice. The petitioner was called upon to submit his explanation by 24- 05-2011 positively. The petitioner states that he sought extension of time till 10-06-2011 to submit his explanation. Without acceding to the said request, another show cause notice styled as ‘urgent notice’ dated 24-05-2011 was issued to submit explanation before 26-05-2011. The petitioner again approached the 1st respondent seeking extension up to 12-06-2011. As the 1st respondent was not inclined to extend time, this writ petition has been filed for the aforesaid relief. Indisputably, under the first show cause notice dated 19-05-2011, the petitioner was given time only up to 24-05-2011 and under the second show cause notice dated 24-05-2011 time was granted up to 26-05-2011. The petitioner sought for extension of time initially up to 10-06-2011 and later till 12-06-2011 on the ground that he is a senior citizen and under medical treatment. In the circumstances, the 1st Respondent ought to have considered the said representation pragmatically and granted time as requested for. Even as per the allegations, the petitioner has been running the mill since 2001. That being so, there was no such great urgency to justify the refusal to grant reasonable time. For the aforesaid reasons, this Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit his explanation on or before 15-06- 2011 and the 1st respondent is directed to receive the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, if no orders have already been passed so far. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 07th June, 2011. Note : Issue C.C. in two days. B/O skmr