IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.26265 OF 2019(GM-MM-S) BETWEEN C.Patalappa S/o Late. Chikapatalappa Aged about 66 years R/a No.6A, Bandehosur Grama Kannur Post Bidarahalli Hobli Bangalore East Taluk Bengaluru-560 049. ... Petitioner (By Sri.S.Saravana, Advocate for Sri.D.R.Ravishankar, Advocate) AND 1. The Joint Director of Mines & Geology South Zone Mysore Dist.
Mysore-570004.
2. Senior Geologist Department of Mines and Geology Bangalore Urban Dist.
13th Floor, V.V.Tower Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore-560 0001. ... Respondents (By Sri.Bhanu Prakash V.G., AGA.) This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the notice dated 02.04.2019 issued by respondent No.2, vide Annexure-D and direct the respondent No.1 to issue work order and dispatch permit as per representation dated 03.04.2019 vide Annexure-E and etc.
This writ petition, coming on for orders, this day, Chief Justice, made the following:
ORDER Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. The learned Additional Government Advocate has placed on record, a copy of the endorsement dated 18th July 2019.
2. As far as the first prayer in the petition is concerned, the challenge is only to a show-cause notice which has been replied by the petitioner. Therefore, it is not necessary to entertain the challenge to the show-cause notice. As far as prayer (b) is concerned, now representation dated 3rd April 2019 has been decided by the endorsement/order dated 18th July 2019. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order, he is free to challenge the same in accordance with law.
3. Subject to what is observed above, petition is disposed of. All the contentions are kept open.
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