JUDGMENT :

The present writ petition was initially filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent no. 2- the Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Gumla to assess the value of the seized articles strictly in terms with the measurement of woods provided in the seizure list in the light of direction issued by this Court vide order dated 18.06.2002 passed in W.P.(C) No. 5893 of 2001 with a further prayer to quash the order dated 24.7.2002 passed in Special G.R. No. 278 of 1995 whereby the respondent no. 2 approved the assessment report prepared by the Divisional Forest Officer, Gumla Forest Division, Gumla (the respondent no. 5). Moreover, the petitioner had also prayed for quashing the valuation report/assessment report as contained in letter no. 2703 dated 22.07.2002 issued by the respondent no.5 to the respondent no. 2.

2. Due to subsequent development taking place in the matter, the petitioner filed I.A No. 4884 of 2020 for amendment in the prayer portion of the writ petition by seeking challenge to the letter as contained in memo no. 1080 dated 25.03.2019 issued under the signature of Inspector General of Police (Head Quarter), Jharkhand Ranchi to the Superintendent of Police, Gumla