IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10541 of 2003 MD.NASEEM, son of Late Md.Ayub, resident of village Sitakund Bardah, P.S.Naya Ram Nagar, District Munger-----------------------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2.The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Baily Road, Patna 3.The Collector, Munger 4.The District Mining Officer, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, Munger 5.The Divisional Forest Officer, District Forest Office Government of Bihar, Munger 6.The Assistant Mines Officer, District Mines Office, Govt. of Bihar, Fort Area, Munger-----------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Anil Kumar, Advocate For the respondents:Mr.V.M.K.Sinha,Spl.P.P.,Mines For the State :Mr.J.P.Karn, AAG 9 ---- 7. 05.05.2010 The petitioner has come to this Court with a prayer to quash the notice dated 25.5.2002 and the order dated 29.7.2002 by which the petitioner alleges illegal seizure of stone ballasts and metal belonging to the petitioner has been made which was purchased by the petitioner from the bonafide mining lease holder and further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to release the material. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Divisional Forest Officer, Munger it is stated that Confiscation Proceedings Nos.15,16 & 17 of 2002 were initiated and final orders have been passed by the authorized officer. 2 The said confiscation proceedings with respect to forest produce in respect of which forest offences have been committed have been provided for in Section 52 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 as amended by Bihar Act 9 of 1990 and against any such order of confiscation there is provision for appeal under Section 52A of the Act. In view of the aforesaid statutory remedies available the writ application appears to be misconceived and it is, accordingly, dismissed. It would, however, be open to the petitioner to pursue his remedies before the statutory authorities. In case the petitioner approaches the statutory authorities along with a copy of this order the statutory authorities shall consider his case in accordance with law keeping in view that the petitioner has been pursuing his remedies before this Court in this writ petition. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/