PETITIONER RESPONDENTS HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI$GARH: BILASPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1932 OF 2002 Sinderpal 'Singh, S/o Bhag Singh, aged 40 years, occupation Business. R/o Khundapara, Dongarhgarh, Tahsil Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon (CG). Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh; Through Secretary, Forest, D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur(CsG). I I ”we 2. District Forest Ofiicer, Khairagarh, District Rainandgaon, Chhattisgarh. (Writ petition under Articte 226Lof the Constitution of indie) Single Bench: Hon’bie Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present : Shri lndrasen Sahu, counsei for the netitioner. $hri Rajendra Agrawai, Panei Lawyer for the State. ORA% ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made an application for renewal of licence of Saw Mill on 7—7-2001 (Annexure-P/3). He further submits that the said application is pending consideration as on date without taking any decision. 2) Seven years have been passed and it is not known as to whether the said application has been rejected or order has been passed in favour of the petitioner. 3) Be that as it may, the petitioner may tile a fresh application for renewal of licence and the concerned authority may consider the same in accordance with law, on its own merits, as expeditiously as possible preferably within arperiod of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of fresh application. 4) Consequently, pending applications, if any, in this petition, shall Edi- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge (Passed on this 18 day of August, 2008) “ stand disposed of. Gowri (y