IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.27086 OF 2017 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN :
M/s. SHASHIKIRAN GRANITES NO.34, GROUND FLOOR, 5TH CROSS KUMARAPARK WEST BENGALURU – 560 020.
REP. BY VENKATESH THANGADGI (PROPRIETOR) ... PETITIONER (BY MR. GANESH NAG B.V, ADVOCATE) AND :
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MSME, MINES AND TEXTILE) VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 560 001.
2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 571 511 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 571 511.
4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RAMANAGAR DISTRICT – 571 511 KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 5. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JORBAGH ROAD, ALIGANJ NEW DELHI – 110 03 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY ... RESPONDENTS (BY MR.V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4) ---
This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to direct to the R-2 to consider the representations of the petitioner firm dated 13.02.2017 at Annexure-J and representation given to the director by the petitioner dated 16.02.2017 at Annexure-K and representation given to the director by the petitioner dated 21.02.2017 at Annexure-L in accordance with law, and etc.
This petition coming on Preliminary Hearing for this day, THE CHIEF JUSTICE made the following:
ORDER Issue notice.
Mr.V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned additional government advocate, accepts notice for the respondent Nos.1 to 4. Therefore, formal service of notice to them is dispensed with.
2. The writ petitioner is aggrieved as the prayer for renewal of the quarrying licence was not considered by the authorities.
3. We feel that justice will be subserved if we direct the Deputy Commissioner, Ramanagara District, who has been the Chairman of the District Task Force Committee, to call for a meeting of such Committee and to consider the request of the writ petitioner for renewal of the licence in such meeting, within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order.
4. The writ petition stands disposed of.
5. There will be no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE RV