IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1998 of 2010 RAJESH YADAV, S/O LATE MOHAN YADAV, R/O VILL.- ARUPIRME, P.O. BALIA, P.S. GURUA, DISTT.- GAYA. ….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE SECRETARY, FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT DEPTT., PATNA, DISTT.- PATNA. 3. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, GAYA. 4. THE FOREST OFFICER, SHERGHATI. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GAYA. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate. ----------- 02/ 09.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed challenging order dated 11.06.2008 by which the Divisional Forest Officer, Gaya seized vehicle of the petitioner in Confiscation Case No.22 of 2008 and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with a liberty to file an appeal before an appropriate authority as the earlier appeal had not been filed before an appropriate authority in accordance with law. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the prayer is allowed. This writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the petitioner files a statutory appeal in accordance with law before an appropriate authority within fifteen days from today along with a - 2 - copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the delay caused due to the pendency of this writ petition and shall decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law expeditiously. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)