Patna High Court

M/s Manju Devi Saw Mill,versusThe State of Bihar.

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for non‑compliance with the prior order.

Summary

M/s Manju Devi Saw Mill filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several forest officials, presumably challenging an environmental or forest‑related action. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, while the State was represented by counsel. The court noted that the petitioner had failed to comply with a previous order dated 08‑01‑2026. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition for non‑compliance. The dismissal was ordered without any further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s failure to comply with the earlier court order warrants dismissal of the writ petition

Subjects

environmental law
forest law
writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4819 of 2019
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12830 of 2011
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                  M/s Manju Devi Saw Mill, Paibigha, P.S. Belaganj, District- Gaya, a propri-
                  etorship firm through its Proprietor Manju Devi aged about 49 years Gender-
                  Female Wife of Sri Rajendra Kumar Sharma, resident of Village- Paibigha,
                  P.S. Belaganj, District- Gaya.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar.
            2.    Sri Deepak Kumar, the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest Depart-
                  ment, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Sri S.N. Pandey, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna.
            4.    Sri S. Chandrashekhar, Conservator of Forest, Gaya Circle, Gaya.
            5.    Sri Abhishek Kumar, the Divisional Forest Officer, Gaya Forest Division,
                  Gaya.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s         :      None
                  For the Opposite Party/s     :      Mr.Sarvesh Kumar Singh (Aag 13)
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    13-02-2026                   No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned

                    counsel for the State is present.

                                 2. For non-compliance of the previous order dated

                    08.01.2026, this case is dismissed.



                                                              (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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