Anjani Kumar VS. State Of Bihar And Anr

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Anjani Kumar VS. State Of Bihar And Anr

The Judgement Information System IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICITON

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 991 OF 2002 State of West Bengal and Anr.

Versus Mahua Sarkar JUDGMENT Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by a learned Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court in a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 (in short the 'Constitution'). By the impugned order, learned Single Judge directed release of vehicle which was seized and confiscated for an alleged violation of the provisions of Indian Forest Act, 1927 (in short the `Act').

3. Background facts in a nutshell are as follows: On 10.2.1999, certain forest officials noticed that a Maruti Van was going at ...

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