1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.5989/2010 (M/s Grade Industries Ltd. .vs. The Union of India and another. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 23, 2011 Heard Advocate Shri Sunil Manohar with Advocate Shri Atul Pande for petitioner, learned ASGI Shri S.K. Mishra for respondent no.1 and Advocate Shri Sharma for respondent no.2. Upon instructions, Advocate Shri Manohar states that he is pressing petition only for expeditious disposal of recommendation made by Director of Ministry of Environment & Forests on 7.1.2010 to Secretary, Ministry of Coal. He contends that said recommendation has not received consideration so far. Learned ASGI points out the challenge in the petition is entirely different. A perusal of the communication shows that as coal block claimed by the petitioner could not be allotted to him, the Ministry of Environment requested respondent no.1 to consider allotting a new coal block to the petitioner in an area with no/minimal forestland and outside any ecologically sensitive area. 2 In this situation, we find it appropriate to direct respondent no.1 to consider the said claim of petitioner as early as possible and in any case within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order to it. Learned ASGI points out that petitioner should move an application in the light of that recommendation. Advocate Shri Manohar states that application dated 7.6.2008 was already allowed and same can be considered in the light of that recommendation. However, the petitioner shall make representation in the light of that recommendation within a period of two weeks from today and if such representation is made, respondent no.1 shall consider it in the light of recommendation of the Ministry of Environment & Forests within further period of ten weeks. With this direction, the petition is disposed of. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE halwai