1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7251 OF 2008 Pralhad Laxman Jadhav. ...Petitioner. vs. 1.State of Maharashtra & ors. ...Respondents. --- Mr.A.V.Anturkar i/b. Mr.S.B.Deshmukh,for Petitioner. Mr.S.N.Bhosale, AGP for Respondents. CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & K.K.TATED, JJ. DATED: 3rd November,2009 P.C.:- 1. Leave to amend is granted to the petitioner to join Chief Conservator of Forest as respondent to the petition. The learned AGP takes notice of the newly added respondent. 2 2. Rule. Returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties. 3. The petitioner being aggrieved by order dated 6.8.2008 by which all orders, letters and no objection certificates issued by Mr.Ashok Khadse who was Deputy Conservator of Forest have been cancelled till they are inquired into by the Chief Conservator of Forest. In our opinion, though the order uses the word cancelled , what is really contemplated is that the orders issued by Mr.Ashok Khadse are not to be acted upon or are to be kept in abeyance till their validity is examined by the Chief Conservator of Forest. The impugned order issued by said Mr.Ashok Khadse is dated 5.11.2007, a copy of which is at Exhibit C to the petition. In our opinion, therefore, the following order would meet the ends of justice:- The Chief Conservator of Forest shall hold and complete the inquiry that is contemplated by order dated 6.8.2008 into the validity or otherwise of the order dated 5.11.2007 made in favour of the 3 petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, in any case within a period of three months from today, in accordance with law and in compliance with the principles of natural justice, and shall make his order and communicate it to the petitioner. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (K.K.TATED, J.)