IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1330 of 2010 AJANTA CIRCUS, 89/3 - RIPON STREET, KOLKATA- 16 (W.B.) THROUGH KHANDAKER ABU SALMAN, MANAGER. …………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & FOREST, LODI ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2. THE STAE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. SHRI P.R. SINHA, THE THEN AND NOW DR. RAJESH GOPAL, THE MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY OF INDIA BIKANER HOUSE, ANNEXE-6SHAHJAHAN ROAD, NEW DELHI. 4. SHRI S.C. SHARMA, THE THEN AND NOW SHRI B.S. BONAL ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR, GENERAL OF FOREST (WILD LIFE), PARYAVARAN BHAWAN, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-3 5. SHRI DR. M.K. SHARMA, PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST-CUM-CHIEF WILD LIFE WARDEN BIHAR, PATNA 6. SHRI RANBIR SINGH, THE THEN AND NOW SHRI ABHAY SINGH DIRECTOR, SANJAY GANDHI BIOLOGICAL PARK, PATNA. ….OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- For the petitioner : M/s. Sanjay Kumar Pandey & Ranu Jha, Advocates For the State : Mr. K.C. Jha, AC to SC 18 For U.I.O. : Ms Kalpana, CGC ………… 3 25.10.2010 Heard the parties. On 06.09.2010, this Court noticed the stand of the parties. According to learned counsel for the Union of India, some action is required to be taken by - 2 - the petitioner by submitting bill etc. to receive compensation in terms of policy. Four weeks time was granted to enable the petitioner to take the required action. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not given any further instruction as to whether bills have been submitted or not. According to learned counsel for the opposite parties, petitioner has not submitted the bills. In the facts of this case, this contempt application is finally disposed of with a direction to the respondents to settle the claim of compensation in accordance with law within three months from today, in case petitioner files the required bills etc. within four weeks from today. pn (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)