IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 28985 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
M/s BALAJI ENTERPRISES REP BY PROP. H S MOHAN S/O H A SHIVANNA, AGED 50 YEARS NO.55, MOUNT ENCLAVE LAYOUT VIDYANAGAR CROSS, JAALA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH 562157 (BY SHRI R.G.KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001.
2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE &INDUSTRIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001.
3. THE DIRECTOR & COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001.
... PETITIONER 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR 562 101.
5. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CHIKKABALLAPUR FOREST DIVSIION CHIKKABALLAPURA 562101.
6. THE CHAIRMAN & DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT TASK FORCE (MINES) COMMITTEE, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPUR 562 101.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) ---
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO IMMEDIATELY GRANT QUARRY LEASE TO EXTRACT ORNAMENTAL STONES IN GOVT. LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.9 OF GUDASIHALLI VILLAGE IN CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUKA AND DISTRICT, AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER A memo of today’s date filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner is taken on record 2. In view of what is stated in the memo, the petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to challenge the rejection order dated 22nd April, 2019. All the contentions on merits are kept open.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE vgh*