ORDER :

1. By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the following substantive reliefs:

“(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to consider the case of petitioner as per the provisions contained in an Order No FFE B-A(3)4/99 dated 10 September 2002 Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, vide Annexure P-1,and grant extension in time for demarcation of land, enumeration, marking and felling of trees beyond the prescribe year of felling in Tiyari Beat of Holi Block/in the interest of justice.

(ii) That the period during which the case of the petitioner for extension of time remained with the respondents may kindly be excluded for granting extension in time for demarcation of land, enumeration, marking and felling of trees.”

2. Respondent No. 1 approved ten years felling programme (for short ‘TYFP’) for felling of trees from private areas of Churah, Chamba, Dalhousie and Bharmour Forest Divisions of Chamba Forest circle from 2009-10 to 2018-19 vide communication dated 06.03.2010 (Annexure P-2). 2018-19 was allocated for felling of trees in Tiyari beat of Holi block in Trehta range of Bharmour Forest Division (for short ‘Tiyari Beat’) under TYFP.

3. Petitioner applied for felling pe