IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 50 OF 2007 Sangli District Khadyapey Vikreta Malak Sangh ... Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. A.M. Kulkarni for the Petitioner Mrs. J.S. Pawar, Additional Government Pleader, for the Respondent. CORAM: J.N. PATEL AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : AUGUST 24, 2007 P.C.:- 1. Heard. 2. There is no public interest involved in the matter. The persons, who are aggrieved by levy of Value Added Tax 1 (V.A.T.), can very well individually seek such relief from the respective authorities. As such, the petition is dismissed with costs which are quantified at Rs.5,000/-. The petitioner would pay Rs.5,000/- to the State Government within four weeks. On failure of the petitioner to deposit the costs with the Treasury of the State within four weeks, the State would be entitled to recover the same as per procedure prescribed in the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. J.N. PATEL, J. A.A. SAYED, J. 2