IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1340 of 2011 MS OM PADMA PLYWOOD INDUSTRIES, KHIRIA GHAT BAIRIYA, BETTIAH DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN, A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR HANUMAN PRASAD SON OF LATE JHABU LAL PRASAD……………PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, BIHAR, PATNA. 2 THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH. 4. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER-CUM-DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WALMIKI TIGER PROJECT, DIVISION NO.1, BETTIAH. 5. THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ……RESPONDENTS For the petitioner : Mr. Mrigank Mauli, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajeev Lochan, AC to GA-9 ----------- 02/ 14.02.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to add the Director of Industries, Government of Bihar, Patna as party respondent no.5 to the writ petition. Prayer is allowed. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities (respondent nos.1 to 5). This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging letter dated 12.11.2008 (Annexure-2) issued by the General Manager, District Industries Centre, West Champaran (respondent no.3) holding that petitioner’s unit was not registered with the District Industries Centre and the certificate 2 of registration produced by the petitioner had not been issued by the District Industries Centre and also challenging letter dated 04.10.2010 (Annexure-3) issued by the District Magistrate, West Champaran acting in accordance with the aforesaid letter dated 12.11.2008 and directing the Divisional Forest Officer– cum Deputy Director, Walmiki Tiger Project, Division No.1, Bettiah to take action against the petitioner in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has deposited the fees for registration of his unit with the District Industries Centre and the records also show that petitioner’s unit had always been considered as a registered unit, but ignoring the aforesaid facts the impugned action has been taken against the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Director of Industries, Government of Bihar (respondent no.5) within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order and raise all the points taken by him in this writ petition before the said authority, who shall decide the same expeditiously within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Till final order is passed by the said authority in this regard, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)