Held that since a complaint regarding the seized vehicle has been filed in the District Court, the writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs, directing the petitioner to seek relief there.
Petitioner directed to approach District Court for the relief; writ petition disposed of.
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C/SCA/13229/2026 (GJHC240694382026) ORDER DATED: 14/09/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13229 of 2026
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MAVJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI BARAIYA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.
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Appearance:
MR RAJESH O GIDIYA(5222) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR. TEJAS V. AGRAWAL(19553) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR. ANGESH PANCHAL, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3,4
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE
Date : 14/09/2026
ORAL ORDER
By the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for writ, order or direction to the respondent authority for release the vehicle bearing registration No. GJ-04-AX-4041, which has been seized for the offence of illegal mining.
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C/SCA/13229/2026 (GJHC240694382026)
on its own merits in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case and no opinion is expressed thereon.
(NISHA M. THAKORE,J)
SUYASH SRIVASTAVA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: SUYASH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA(HC01570), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 14/09/2026 17:30:49
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the release of a vehicle seized for illegal mining should be granted via writ jurisdiction given a pending criminal complaint.
MAVJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI BARAIYA
STATE OF GUJARAT
NISHA M. THAKORE
As recorded by the court registry
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