RAJENDRA KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ASHOK Bhushan, J. Eleard learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Prashant Mathur, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.

(2.) BY this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quasning the judg ment and order dated 5th January, 2006 passed by respondent No. 3 confiscating the Truck No. U. P. 78-B 0047 of the petitioner and the order dated 4th September, 2006 passed by the State of U. P. dismissing the appeal of the peti tioner.

(3.) LEARNED standing Counsel, refuting the submissions of learned Counsel for the petitioner, contended that orders have rightly been passed by respon dent No. 3 confiscating the truck since it was involved in transportation of for est produce and it was loaded in the truck belonging to the forest area. LEARNED standing Counsel has placed reliance on judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Swaropchandra AIR 1997 SC 301. and State of Karnataka v. K. A. Kunchindammed AIR 2002 SC 1875.