IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.L. NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.41454/2017 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI H.M.RAMU S/O H N MANCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO.2643, ‘HASIRU’ 2ND CROSS, GANDHINAGAR MANDYA 571 401 REP BY GPA HOLDER SRI H RAVI S/O HUCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.328, SAMPANGAIAH STREET M G ROAD, KANAKPURA RAMNAGARA 562117 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI SUBRAMANYA R., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE 560001 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE 560001 4. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JORBAGH ROAD, ALIGANJ NEW DELHI 110003 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BHANUPRAKASH V.G., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3; SMT. ANITHA H.R., CGC FOR R-4 ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R-2 & R-3 TO EXECUTE QUARRYING LEASE DEED FOR CONDUCTING QUARRYING OPERATION IN RELATION TO QUARRYING LEASE NO.478 RELATING TO LAND MEASURING 5.00 ACRES IN SY.NO.18 SITUATED AT SALABANNI VILLAGE, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT AS PER THE OFFICE ORDER ISSUED BY R-2 DATED 31.12.2013 (ANNEXURE-Y) AND CONSEQUENTLY TO ISSUE MINERAL DISPATCH PERMIT ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Shri Subramanya R., learned Advocate for petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to petitioner to file a fresh writ petition as against the order dated 01.01.2018 passed by the Director, Department of Mines and Geology, Bengaluru.
2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition against the said order, if he is so advised.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE hkh.