IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4988 of 2008 M/S ARBIND SAW MILL THROUGH ITS PR0PRIETOR ARBIND KUMAR SON OF JHAROKA PRASAD YADAV RESIDENT OF KHAGAUL ROAD, PHULWARI SHARIF, P.S. PHULWARI SHARIF, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT & FOREST DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, PATNA FOREST DIVISION, PATNA. 5. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, PHULWARI SHARIFF RANGE, PATNA. with CWJC No.5146 of 2008 M/S MAHESH KUMAR RAI SAW MILL THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MAHESH KUMAR RAI SON OF LATE MAHIMA SHARAN RAI, RESIDENT OF KHAGAUL ROAD, PHULWARI SHARIFF, P.S. PHULWARI SHARIFF, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5 16/04/2010 Time was granted to the respondents State authorities on 5.5.2008 in both the matters to seek instruction and file counter affidavit. No counter affidavit has been filed till date. There was an interim order passed in favour of the petitioners on the same date. The interim order has continued. - 2 - Learned counsel for the petitioners informs the Court that certain recommendations have been made by the Central Empowered Committee and based on the said recommendation the State authorities are working out modality and the frame work in the matter. The same, however, has not crystallized or even notified. In view of the above stated position, both the writ applications are disposed of with a direction that till the new rules or regulations are put in place and the modality with regard to continuance of the saw mills in question are worked out, the petitioners would not be disturbed. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)