IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION NO.12915 OF 2017 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN:
SRI. CHANNACHARI SON OF LATE SINGACHARI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: PROPRIETOR, SRI LAKSHMINARAYANA SAW MILL, RESIDING AT NO.3, SOMANAHALLI, AKKIHEBBAL HOBLI, KRISHNARAJPET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571 605.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHIKKANAGOUDAR L.S., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS MANDYA SUB DIVISION, MANDYA-571 401.
2. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER KRISHNARAJPET RANGE, KRISHNARAJPET, MANDYA-571 426.
3. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYKUMAR A PATIL, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENTS VIS-A-VIS R-1 AND 2 TO FORTHWITH ISSUE PERMISION TO RUN THE SRI LAKSHMINARAYANA SAW MILL WHICH HE IS HITHER TO SINCE 2002 AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRILIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority for permission to run the saw mill and if the application is filed, the authority be directed to consider the same in accordance with law. The said memo is placed on record.
In view of the above, writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach the 1st respondent by way of presentation/application seeking permission to run the saw mill in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. If such an application is filed before the respondent/competent authority, the competent authority to consider and pass appropriate orders thereafter in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of the application.
SD/- JUDGE sd/-