IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.H.G.RAMESH ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.24659/2017 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
M/s.JAYAALAXMI MINERALS PVT LTD. No.12/3A, NANDAGOKULA, 2ND FLOOR YAMUNABHAI ROAD, MADHAVNAGAR BANGALORE-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ACCOUNTS MANAGER Mr.T.G.YASHAVANTH ...PETITIONER (BY SRI ANIRUDH ANAND, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ARANYA BHAVAN,18TH CROSS MALLESWARAM BANGALORE-560 003 3. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS BELLARY CIRCLE BELLARY-583 101 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS BELLARY DIVISION BELLARY-583 101 5. THE MONITORING COMMITTEE BY ITS CHAIRMAN-DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, “KHANIJA BHAVAN" RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE-560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; R5-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE KARNATAKA FORESTS AMENDMENT ACT, KARNATAKA ACT 23 OF 2016 DATED 27.7.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, NULL AND VOID ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Ag.CJ (Oral):
Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4 submit that the question raised in this writ petition is answered in favour of the petitioner by a Division Bench of this Court in Mr.B.Rudragouda v. State of Karnataka and others [Writ Petition Nos.43937-43938 of 2016 and connected matters (DD 04.10.2017)], and hence, this writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the order made in the aforesaid writ petitions. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms thereof.
Petition disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE Yn.