HC upholds seizure of 14.2 tonnes of red sanders, calls transporters’ defence ‘preposterous’

The petition was filed by Bengaluru resident Ravi K S, 49, and Panvel resident Rajkumar Godara, 49, against a March 13, 2025 sessions court order that had upheld a December 2022 decision of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Thane, confirming the seizure