IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.33288 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
JAI RAJ ISPAT LIMITED HAVING ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AT NO.8, PHASE III, IDA, JEEDIMETLA, ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR MANAGER (LEGAL) SRI KATAKAM SUNEEL BABU.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI K.N.PHANINDRA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE MONITORING COMMITTEE (CONSTITUTED BY THE HONBLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NO.49, "KHANIJA BHAVAN" 5TH FLOOR RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, 5TH FLOOR, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.
3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST (MINERAL) DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, II, RAILWAY GATE, CANTONMENT, BELLARY – 583 104.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.KESHAVA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;
SRI BHANUPRAKASH.V.G., ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOs.2 AND 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DRIECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 5.02.2018, 10.04.2018 AND 09.01.2019 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURES – A, B AND C AND RELEASE / DISBURSE THE BALANCE SLE CONSIDERATION AMOUNT OF RS.9,13,471-00(NINE LAKHS THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE ONLY) ALONG WITH ACCRUED INTEREST TO THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF 629.980 MT OF IRON ORE FINES BELONGING TO THE PETITIONERR THA HAS BEEN SOLD BY RESPONDENT NO.1 THROUGH E – AUCTION ON 26.09.2012 UNDER E- AUCTION MENTIONED IN REFERENCE AT ANNEXURE – A.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER This writ petition is filed seeking for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 5.2.2018, 10.04.2018 and 09.01.2019 vide Annexures-A to C.
2. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 submits that the said representations would be considered in accordance with law.
3. In view of the submission made, the Writ Petition is disposed off. Respondent No.1 is directed to consider the representations of the petitioner vide Annexures-A to C within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE Cs/-
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