IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO.1259 OF 2011 VISHWAKARMA KASTHA SHILPI VIKAS SAMITEE, BASHANT SAW MILL, MAIN ROAD, KANKARBAGH, PATNA 800 020 THROUGH GEN SECRETARY SRI RAM BHAROSH SHARMA MOHALLA KASHIPUR, SRI CHITRAGUPTA CHOWK, POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION SAMASTIPUR, SAMASTIPUR. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, BIHAR. ---------------------------------- 3 02/09/2011. The petitioner is an Association of Saw mills registered under the Societies Registration Act vide Registration No. 145 of 2000-01. He prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to allow its association or its representative to participate in the meetings of the District Committee consisting of the Divisional commissioner, Conservator of Forest and the Divisional Forest Officer which has been empowered to prepare seniority lists of saw mills. The petitioner submits that earlier vide Memo no. 2528 dated 5.8.2002 issued by the Deputy Secretary, Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar, the permission was granted to his association to participate in the meetings of the District Selection 2 Committee. The petitioner states that the Government in its letter dated 5.8.2002 has given reasons for allowing the petitioner’s association to participate in the meetings as they are directly connected with the issue in question. The petitioner submits that the similar condition as imposed earlier on 5.8.2002, can be imposed this time as well. He submits that he has filed several representations to the respondents in this regard, one such representation is contained in Annexure 4 series. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this court observes that if the petitioner file a fresh representation before respondent no.2, the latter would dispose of the same within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)