IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16325 of 2009 M/s. Aman Furniture & Carpentary Works, Sandesh Tola, PS Sandesh, Dist. Bhojpur, a proprietorship firm through its proprietor Naresh Sharma, son of Sri Nand Kishore Sharma, village Sandesh Tola, PS Sandesh, Dist. Bhojpur – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Environment & Forest Department, Bihar, Patna. 2) The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna. 3) The Divisional Forest Officer, Bhojpur Forest Division, Bhojpur. 4) The Forester, Sandesh, Dist. Bhojpur – Respondents. 4 17.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition has been filed for exempting the petitioner from the purview of the Bihar Saw Mill (Regulation) Act, 1990. The claim of the petitioner is that he carries out the business of producing furniture and has sought permission for opening of 18” diameter saw mill for manufacturing wooden furniture. In a similar matter a writ petition being CWJC No. 6662/2009 was filed by Shaukhin Sharma. This court after considering that the Central Empowered Committee of the State has taken a stand that carrying on saw mill operation with an 18” circular blade is essentially a carpentry business has held that it is out side the purview of licenses of saw mill. It has been submitted in the writ petition that in terms of section 25A of the Bihar Saw Mill (Regulation) Act, ordinary operation of carpentry, not involving saw mill or saw pit operation is exempted from the purview of the Act. This court by order, dated 24.6.09 disposed of the aforesaid writ petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to allow the petitioner of that case to open his premises 2 and resume his business. In the present case the petitioner is seeking permission to establish a 18” diameter saw mill for the purpose of manufacturing furniture. Accordingly the petitioner is directed to satisfy the Divisional Forest Officer, Bhojpur, respondent no.3 who will examine whether the petitioner is opening the saw mill for the purpose of manufacturing furniture before permitting him to start his business. A copy of this order may be produced before respondents 2, 3 and 4. An appropriate order must be passed within two months from the date of production of a copy of this order by respondent no.2. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J .)