Shivprabhu Valu Vahtuk Motor Malak Bahu-Uddeshiya Sangh, Solapur and Ors. Vs State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Dept. and Ors.

The grievance of the Petitioners is that the trucks belonging to Petitioner Nos.2 to 10 have been seized on the allegation that they were transporting illegally excavated sand. It is the case of the Petitioner Nos.2 to 10 that apart from seizure of the sand, even the dumper has been seized.

by Maharashtra Ordinance No.12 of 2015, lays down for condition of release of such trucks and dumper.

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an application is made, the Respondents shall consider and process the same

in terms of clause 2 of sub-section 8 of section 48 of the said Code. The

Petitioners shall furnish a bond and security before release of the said vehicles.

Respondent Nos.2 to 5 shall process the application and after following the following the procedure established by law, release the vehicles after the Petitioners complying with clause 2 of sub-section 8 of section 48 of the said Code. The Petitioners' application should be processed, on merits and in accordance with law, expeditiously and, in any case, within a period of four weeks.

Writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

V.M. KANADE, J.

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M.S. KARNIK J.

Shivprabhu Valu Vahtuk Motor Malak Bahu-Uddeshiya Sangh, Solapur and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Dept. and Ors.