Court No. 2 Civil Writ Petition No. 328 of 2002 Daulat Singh ….. Petitioner V/s State of Uttaranchal and others ….. Respondents ……. Hon. P.C. Verma, J. Hon. Irshad Hussain, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned C.S.C. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has applied for felling of the trees standing on his own land. It does not constitute any forest land. Only a felling and transit permit was required under the rules, for which he has already applied by the same has not been granted. Learned C.S.C. submitted that the petitioner was required to apply through Forest Corporation for transit pass for felling of tree so that there may not be illegal felling of the trees on the reserved forest. Since the trees for which permission is sought belong to the petitioner and standing on his private land, therefore, the respondents are directed to consider the grant of permit for felling and issuance of transit pass to the petitioner within fifteen days from the production of the certified copy of this order. However, the petitioner shall cut the tress in presence of the Ranger only. This condition shall be put in the grant of permit. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of. (P.C. Verma, J.) (Irshad Hussain, J.) Dt. 5.9.2002 A