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. 19947/2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
M/S. SHASHIKIRAN STONE CRUSHERS NO.34, GROUND FLOOR, 1ST BLOCK 5TH CROSS, KUMARA PARK WEST BENGALURU-560020 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI VENKATESH S. THANGADAGI ... PETITIONER (BY SRI NAVEEN CHANDRA N, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU BENGALURU-560001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU BENGALURU-560001 3. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN BENGALURU-560001 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY RAMANAGARA-562159 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.3 DIRECTOR TO ISSUE A LETTER OF INTENT ON THE QL APPLICATION DATED 10.02.2017 MADE BY THIS PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A IN RESPECT OF 6 ACRES 30 GUNTAS IN GOVERNMENT REVENUE LAND BEARING SY.NO.28 OF ANNAHALLI VILLAGE, RAMANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned High Court Government Pleader, on instructions, states that the application made by the petitioner on 10th February 2017 (Annexure-A) is still pending and appropriate decision thereon shall be taken within a period of four weeks from today. We accept the said statement.
2. By directing the concerned respondents to take a decision on the said application within a period of four weeks from today and to communicate the same to the petitioner, we dispose of the petition.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv