^ 1^7^' u;wyt IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETmON fC) N0. 2-LB PETITIQUEB: /-' .0^^^y. ft§^" ^•^) ^ <: <•• 1. Yashwant Kumar Sahu, aged about '^2-^u son of Shri Bhaneshwar Sahu, Sarpaneh, 6ram Paneh&yat Palsd, Tah. Abhanpur, Distt. Raipur (E6) VERSWS Stste of Chhsttisgarh, thrsugh fehe Seeretary, DepartmenE ©f Bevenue, D.K.S. Bhawan, Baipur <-<- Board Qf Revenue, State ©f EhhatEis-garh, Grcuit £©urt, Saipur (£.6.) Gollector, &aipur. (£,@.) The Sub Divisional Dfficer, Revenue, Abhanpur, Distt. Bsipur (£.6.) WRIT P£TITI©NUN&Efi ARTiGLE 227J0F TH£ ~"~~' ~ eSHSTFFgTEBB^FINBET^ ~ ~~ .<-'~>"\'< •^'">A^~'. ^^ ^QS^//^' r~ ^^•'"i, o." / .4. HIGH COURT OFCHHATTISOARH AT BILASPUR SINGLE BENCH : HON'BLE MR. SATISH K.AOMHfiTBLJ, WRIT PETITION (C.) N0.218 OF 2007 PeUtioner ResBondente Vereus Yashwant Kumar Sahu State of Chhattisgarh and othsrs Mr. Sankatp Jaiswal, counsel for the peUtioner. Mr. Suryakant Mishra, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents No.1,3 and 4. ORDER (Passed on 13th Day of February, 20)7) By way of this petition fited under Atticle 227 of Constitation of India, the petttioner impugns the order dated 6-11-2006 (P-1) passed by the Board of Revenue against the order dated 7-6- 2005 passed by the Additional Coltector, Ra\pw in Ctese No.4S®- »121/20)0-01 (YashwantKumarSahuvs.State). 2. The main contention of the pettloner is that ttie cost of Rs.1,000/-(Rupees One Thousand) per free imposed by the Board of Revenue is excessive. 3. The facts, In nutsheli, are that ttie petitioner Yashwant Kumar Sahu, who is Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Paiod, wittioirt -x^. \ seeking permission of the competent authority as prsscribed under the laws, has iflegaily cut 35 Babool Trees. 4. This is a serious offence of cuttng frees wittiout requiBed permission under the provisions of the Land Revenue Code as well as the Forest Laws. The judgment and order passed by the Board of Revenue is just and proper and needs no interference. 5. it is submitted at the Bar ttiat th®said trees have been sold out by the Tahsildar. It is not known as to whether this money has been deposited witti the Forest Deparbnent for ptantation of the trees or nof. The Stete Govemment is directed to enquire into the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with law to ensure plantafion In placs of iilegally cut trees. 6. Thus, the writ peUtion is dismissed. No order as ta costs. . Sd/- Satish K-Agnihotri Judge ^. Gopal