IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.779 OF 2011 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
RAJU R. PUTHRAN SON OF RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OF KARUNANANDA MINERALS, ROOM NO.4, ANANTHA MAHAL,, PADU VILLAGE, KAUP- 574 106, UDUPI ( TALUK AND DISTRICT).
(BY SRI B.O. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, ...PETITIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MULTI STORIED BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURUS-560 001.
3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST MINES AND GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, UDUPI, OFFICE OF SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MINES & GROUND WATER DIVISION, BRAHMAGIRI, UDUPI- 576 101.
4. THE REGIONAL CONTROLLER OF MINES INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES, NO.22, INDUSTRIAL SUBRUB, II STAGE, TUMAKURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560 022.
… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.G. BHANUPRAKASH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SERVICE OF NOTICE ON R4 DISMISSED WITH VIDE ORDER DATED 28.01.2011) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE CIRCULAR DATED 23.09.2010 ADDRESSED TO KARUNANANDA MINERALS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-G ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3; DECLARE THAT THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO DEMAND AND COLLECT ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION FEE FOR SILICA SAND EXTRACTION BEING DONE BY THE PETITIONER IN THE SCHEDULE LAND.
***** THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In view of the memo filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner in the Court today, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
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