IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 2017 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.10381 OF 2017 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN SHREE MARUTI ENTERPRISES A PROPRIETARY-SHIP CONCERN REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETRIX – SMT M LAXMI W/O H S MOHAN AT SITE NO.55, VIDYANAGAR CROSS ROAD MOUNT ENCLAVE LAYOUT, JAALA HOBLI BETTAHALSURU POST BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU NORTH-562157 …PETITIONER (BY SRI R G KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 2.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 3.THE DIRECTOR & COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560001 4.THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST & COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101 5.THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & CHAIRMAN DISTRICT TASK FORCE (MINES) COMMITTEE CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPUR-562101 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V G BHANUPRAKASH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.4 TO GRANT AND EXECUTE A QUARRYING LEASE TO EXTRACT ORDINARY BUILDING STONES, WHICH IS A NON-SPECIFIED MINOR MINERAL, FROM GOVERNMENT LAND BEARING SURVEY NO.99 OF RAMAPATNA VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT, OVER AN AREA OF 10.30 ACRES FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS IMMEDIATELY, AS PER QL APPLICATION DATED 6.11.2014 FILED BY THIS PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER After hearing Mr.R.G.Kolle, learned advocate appearing for the writ petitioner and Mr.V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned additional government advocate appearing for the respondents, we feel that justice will be subserved if this writ petition is disposed of by directing the Deputy Commissioner and Chairman, District Task Force (Mines) Committee, Chikkaballapur District, Chikkaballapur, to convene a meeting and to consider the application of the writ petitioner for grant of quarrying lease, within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order.
2. The writ petition stands disposed of.
3. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv