HOMCHAUDHURY, J.:- This writ petition is directed against the notice/ order No. B/ 18, 717-18/ 7(a) dt. 19-7-80 issued by the Divisional Forest Officer, Cachar Division, Silchar asking the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 30,075/- being the difference of an amount offered by the petitioner for settlement of the Nunoi C.S. (2nd year lease) Bamboo Mahal and the amount received by the Department on the sale of the said mahal after cancellation of the alleged settlement with the petitioner.

2. In response to a sale notice dt. Silchar, the 17th Dec., 1976 issued by the Respondent No.4, the Divisional Forest Officer, Silchar inviting tender for settlement of different Bamboo Mahals including Nunoi C.S. (2nd year lease) Bamboo Mahal for the period from 1-4-77 to 31-03-78, the petitioner submitted tender for settlement of the Nunoi Mahal offering an amount of Rs. 36,575/-.

3. The petitioner states after submission of the tender, on careful inspection of the inner part of the said Mahal, having found that clumps of mature bamboo were taken away by the newly appointed Forest Contractor and that it was not possible to extract left over mature bamboos from the deep forest, the petitioner