r, '\ m- ^^<h^ff '^l^^t;^^,jC it^BI'i QO' IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ PetitionNo. ^B S:7- /2005 Petitioner ^•<.- ^^ ^ ,\©^y ^^y/ ^1;':^">""" ..-'L^>'" ^yy "y ^ RESPONDENTS .^j^v^ ^cy ^&^ ^ R>. ^ Chandrashekhar Sahu, aged about 22 years, son of Shri G.P. Sahu, occupation - transporter, resident of Vidya Niwas, Kelo Vihar, Raigarh, Distt.Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) VERSUS 1. The State of Chhattisgarh, through - Secretary, Department of Forest, Mantralay, Dau Kalyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Conseryator of Forest, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur (C.G.) ^3. Sub Divisional Officer |(Forests) Gharghoda, Tahsil Gharghoda, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) « ^ 4. The Forest Officer, Baraud Complex, Gharghoda Circle, Tahsil Gharghora, Distt. Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227.0FTHE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OFAPPROPRIATE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AND CERTIORARI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLE WRITS AND DIRECTIONS. vd^l ^«qip>q,yTD<<^l<d, toTOy ria; M.p ^.'. .±g5.?/2.c'?.€..^200 ^^TgiTf^ifcp ?T8ff3n^?Ta?wp 3TT^^Tiraq?(<^fg6|^) Shri Roop Naik, counsel Shri Yashwant Singh, Go on advance copy, ^i^fo<TI^+ii+irtT^Tfe^ ^Rt^i^ ^3<Ki+13II^^T With th©consent of thei Learned counse! for tl| or th©petitioner. ^t. Advocate for respondents No, 1 to 4 parties, heard finally, e petitioner submits that the truck bearing No. CG 13/A-1656 (Dumpher) was seized by the forest authorityon 26.2.2005. He is said' to have i He also submits that from thc the petitioner is iying in id^ authorities of ^harghora Up ^an Mandal, ©harghora further submits that the aforesaid 1 connection with forest offence. date of seizure, the aforesaid truck of condition in of the forest Learned counsel for confiscatlon proceeding is goj the petitioner submits that the nig on in relation to the aforesaid truck since tong back, Annexure^P/t dated 19.3.2005 is a riotice of confiscation proceeding issu^d by the competent authorit^ of the forest department. H©furth^r submits that the petitioner regufarly partlcipates in the proceedirlg but the forest authority is not taking any interest for the early d^cision of the aforesaid proceedings, The same is lying pending since lortg back, SP/FS/2005-20,000 ^•cq y<4Mio«,y-^1^<i<A, RlrtN-i^ ___ H-1°< M o. 4- ^^ 7/^^$' *11<101 9»TT^"""""""•"""""/•••—•••• ^1^200 3II^$Tq^P (licli'lcl<s;) 3n^$T^TR<i ^CT3Tr^$T^hHi<b ^ /. S;(^TW[^f8cT3n^$T ' z The contention of learr authority would , try his ie^ proceedings at the earliest po^sible Learned counse! for thcj for termination of confiscatl subinits that the evidence proceeding is almost conciuded and Considering the fact^ particularly th@ statement ma^ coiTipetent authority of the fd^ confiscation proceeding in relc^tion (Dumpher) as early as possifc|l two months from the date of before him, The petition stands directions, <pi<ilc')<n<i ^i+ioT^ffe^ ^Rl^l^ ^<3rf^T3iI^?T led counsel for th©State is that the |©1 best to dispose of confi'scation date< petitioner prays that outer lirnit |on proceeding be fixed, He further f both the parties dsiaoyer and the order is to be passed. and circumstonces of the case, e at bar, it is hereby' directed that the F^rest department shall try to dispose of to truck bearing No. CQ 13/A-1656 Je preferably within the outer limit of filin9 of certified copy of this order fnally disposed of wit^ the aforesaid Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge l^v-^ ^'^ '< SP/FS/2005-20,000