IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 29431 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
M/S. MARUTHI ENTERPRISES PROPRIETOR - SMT. M. LAKSHMI W/O H.S. MOHAN, AGEED 39 YEARS NO.55, MOUNT ENCLAVE LAYOUT VIDYANAGAR CROSS JAALA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH - 562 157.
(BY SHRI R.G. KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETRY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001.
... PETITIONER 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.
4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST & COMPETENT AUTHORTY DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101.
5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101.
6. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CHIKKABALLAPURA FOREST DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101.
7. THE CHAIRMAN & DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT TASK FORCE (MINES) COMMITTEE CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR - 562 101.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) ---
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-4 SENIOR GEOLOGIST AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO IMMEDIATELY GRANT/EXECUTE A QUARRY LEASE TO EXTRACT ORDINARY BUILDING STONS IN GOVT. GOMAL LAND BEARING SY.NO.99 OF RAMAPATTNA VILLAGE, IN CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUKA & DIST., OVER AN AREA OF 10.30 ACRES AS PER LETTER DATED 29.12.2014 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C PURSUANT TO QL APPLICATION DATED 06.11.2014 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B, IN TERMS OF NEWLY AMENDED RULE 8(6) EFFECTIVE FROM 12.08.2016 IN FORM GL-C AND/OR IN FROM GL; PURSUANT TO THE ORDER DATED 07.11.2015 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.41776/2015 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner tenders a memo of today’s date.
In view of what is stated in the petition, the petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition for challenging the endorsement dated 10th May 2017.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB