IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4663 of 2007 MOSTT. MAHIZA KHATOON, W/O LATE MD. ZAMIR UDDIN, R/O VILLAGE- MOHALLA-COLLEGE-CHOWK, MADHEPURA P.S. MADHEPURA, WARD NO.-8, DISTRICT- MADHEPURA. … PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY CUM-CONSERVATOR OF FOREST PURNEA, ANCHAL, PURNEA. 3. THE LICENSING OFFICE-CUM-DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER FOREST DIVISION, SAHARSA. 4. THE RANGE OFFICER, MADHEPURA. ..RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3. 29.11.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is a Saw Mill owner. He is aggrieved by the order passed by the licensing authority dated 27.11.2004, whereunder his request to renew the Saw Mill licence has been rejected on the ground that renewal fee for the three years i.e. 1997, 1998, and 1999 was deposited in the year 1999 that is much after the Saw Mill licence of the petitioner had lapsed and become inoperative.. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on account of the illness of the petitioner, renewal fee of the Saw Mill licence was belatedly deposited vide demand draft dated 24.2.1999, 23.10.1999 and 02.1.2000. It is also submitted that the aforesaid three demand drafts were entertained by the licensing authority who under letter dated 8.8.2001, Annexure-2 requested the Branch Manager from where the aforesaid drafts were purchased to revalidate the same and as the licensing authority entertained the draft belatedly, he should have 2 granted the renewal appreciating the illness of the petitioner. I regret not to accept such submission in view of the provisions contained in Rule-6 of THE BIHAR SAW MILLS (REGULATION) RULES, 1993, which required the licensee to apply for the renewal of the license, one month before the expiry of the licence which is granted for only a year. 4. In the instant case, renewal application having been made after about three years, I do not find any illegality in the order passed by the licensing authority refusing to renew the Saw Mill license of the petitioner which has also been affirmed in appeal by the appellate authority under order dated 8.7.2005, Annexure-8. The writ petition is dismissed. Ibrar/- ( V.N. Sinha, J.)