-^g^ •^^s" d? ^Q' ^••••" ^60"' IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (Q N0.<s^^ /2010 (S.B.) PETITIONER ¥ a Dubraj S/o Sheo Balak, aged about 65 years, R/o Village Kusmusi, Amlibhada, Post Banja, P.S. & Tahsil Surajpur, Distt Sarguja (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS / 1) State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary Forest Department, D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur (C.G.) -2) The Collector Sarguja District Sarguja (C.G.) 3) Chief Conservator of Forest Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS CERTIORARY OR ANY OTHER WRIT OF LIKENATURE ETC. f^-"s^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI8GARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (Q No. 3819 of2010 PETITIONER : Dubraj. VERSU8 RE8PONDENTS : State ofChhattisgarh & Others. WRIT PETITIQN Li'NDER ARTIC'LE 226 QF THECONSTITUriON OF INDIA SB: Hoii'bie Shri SatisSi K. Agiuhotri, J. Present: Shs4 N.K.Chattcrjee, Adyocate for the petitioner. Sliri P.K.Bhaduri, Panel La^'yer forthe State. ORDER ('ORAL) (Passed on 26th day of July, 2010) 1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks a dii'ection to the ChiefConsen7ator of Forest, Raipur and Collector, Surgiija to allot patta of the Goveiiiment forest land to the petitioner, situated at Ainlimada, District Surgiija, within 15 days from the receipt ofa copy ofthe order. 2. The aforestated relief, as sought for by the petitioner caimot be graiited for want ofsuflicient material, as except few coiTespondences, policy of the State Govemment has not been produced. Even otherwise, it is general principle oflaw that no forest area should be allotted to any one. However, if the State GoveiTiment has obtaiiied penmssion from the Ministiy ofEnviromnent and Forest, Govemment oflndia, for doisigthe needfal, the petitioner may make appropriate application before the authorities and it is for the authorities to consider and pass appropriate orders. Further, there is no breach ofany legal, statutoiy or lliiidatneiital riglit ofthe petitioner. Thus, no reliefcan be granted at this stage. 3. Resultantly, the writ petition is dismissed as having no merit, at the motion stage itself Amit Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge