IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16168 of 2009 M/S Manu Furniture Works, Shankarpur-Imamganj, P.S.-Karpi, District-Arwal, a proprietorship firm through its proprietor Manu Lal Mistri son of Late- Ram Lagan Mistri, Resident of Village-Shankarpur- Imamganj, P.S. Karpi, District-Arwal. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Enviorment & Forest Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Department of Environment of Forest, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Divisional Forest Officer, Aurangabad Forest Division, Aurangabad. 4. The Forest, Kinjar, District-Arwal. …….Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : M/s. Mrigank Mauli, Vinay Mistry, Kundan Mishra, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.I, G.P. 14. ----------- 02/ 07.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging letter no.1473 dated 08.09.2009 (Annexure-9) issued by the Licensing Authority-cum- Divisional Forest Officer, Aurangabad (respondent no.3) directing the petitioner to appear in Confiscation Case No.11 of 2009 initiated against him and submit his pleadings. 3. Since no order has been brought on record and this petition has been filed only against a notice, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the said confiscation case is not yet finally decided the petitioner will be at liberty to file his pleadings in the said case before the said authority within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order and would raise all - 2 - the points raised before this court and would also produce the provisions of law as well as the case laws upon which he has relied. If the petitioner files such a pleading within fifteen days, the authority concerned shall decide the confiscation case in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)