1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4402 OF 2010 (Anjaya Timber Supplying Company vs. State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 20, 2011 Heard Shri Tiwari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mrs. Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent no.1, and Shri Badar, learned Counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3. In the present petition, the petitioner is questioning validity of the order dated 30.6.2009 passed by the respondent no.3. In the alternative, the petitioner has prayed that application made by the 2 petitioner dated 29/7/2009 against the said order to the respondent no.3 may kindly be directed to be decided on merits. Mrs. Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondent no.1, states that application of the petitioner dated 29/7/2009 has been considered by the respondent no.3 Conservator of Forest and vide communication dated 26/7/2010 the petitioner has been informed that remedy of appeal before the Chief Conservator of Forest (Territorial) is available to the petitioner to question the validity of the order dated 30/6/2009 and it is for the petitioner to undertake such remedy available in law. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal before the Chief Conservator of Forest against the order dated 30/6/2009 passed by the Conservator of Forest. For the similar reason, the review application filed by the petitioner cannot be considered by the Conservator of Forest. So far as limitation to file appeal is concerned, the appellate Authority may take into consideration pendency of 3 the petition before this Court, filed by the petitioner canvassing the grievance against the order dated 30/6/2009. JUDGE JUDGE khj