In the High Court of Uttaranchal, at Nainital. Civil Writ Petition No. 1246 (M/B) of 2004 Jayendra Singh Bisht S/o Jai Pal Singh R/o village Massu Raj Gaddi, Tehsil Barkot District Uttarkashi ……. Petitioner. VS. 4- State of Uttaranchal through the Secretary Forest Department, Government of Uttaranchal Dehradun. 5- Chief Conservator of Forest, Garhwal Region, 85 Rajpur, Road Dehradun. 6- Divisional Forest Officer, Upper Yamuna Forest Circle Barkot ……. Respondents. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned counsel for the Petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyaya, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 23-12-2004 Coram: Hon’ble Irshad Hussain, J. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. (P.C.) The licence of Saw mill of the petitioner had been cancelled on account of violation of provisions of the Forest Act. The appeal is pending before the competent authority. The petition is disposed of with the direction that the appellate authority shall decide the appeal of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months. ISB (B.S. Verma, J.) (Irshad Hussain, J.)