IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH 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.32219 of 2010 (GM-MM/S) BETWEEN:
M/S KARTIKEYAS MANGANESE & IRON ORES PRIVATE LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS CMD MR. KARTHIK GHORPADE, KARTIKEYA NIWAS, KRUTIKA FARM PO: SANDUR - 583 119 BELLARY DISTRICT (BY SRI. SRINANDAN K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H. SRINIVAS RAO, ADVOCATE) ... PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 2. DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, KANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY HOSPET, BELLARY DISTRICT ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT IN HIS NOTICE DATED 4.8.2010, VIDE ANNEXURE-D FOR STOPPING THE MINING ACTIVITY IN ML NO.2559 GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER, SITUATED IN SURVEY NUMBER 1 OF KARTIKESWARA VILLAGE, SANDUR TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Advocate for the petitioner tenders memo of today’s date stating that for the reasons recorded in the memo, the petition has become infructuous.
Hence, the petition is disposed of as withdrawn.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE RD