IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 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.106 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI J.RAVI, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O. JANARDHAN, RESIDING AT JOOLAPALYA, BAGEPALLI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-562 104.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI.V.B.SHIVAKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI.PRAKASH.B.S, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, (MSME & MINES), VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVANA, R.C.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & DISTRICT OFFICES COMPLEX, SIDLAGHATTA ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, AGA) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 01.06.2017 ISSUED BY THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, CHIKKABALLAPUR REJECTING THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER FOR GRANT OF QUARRY LEASE FOR QUARRYING BUILDING STONE OVER AN EXTENT OF 4.00 ACRES IN SY.NO.46 OF PACHYARLAPALLI VILLAGE, BAGEPALLI TALUK, CHICKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT, COPY OF THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 01.06.2017 ISSUED BY THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, CHIKKABALLAPUR HAS BEEN PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Petitioner has filed an application for grant of quarrying lease of building stone on 21.07.2016. His application was considered and rejected on 01.06.2017 by respondent No.3.
2. Mr.Shivakumar.V.B., learned Advocate for petitioner and Mr. V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned AGA for respondents jointly submitted that this matter is covered by decision of this Court in W.P.No.49253/2017 decided on 13.04.2018 and this petition may be disposed of on similar terms.
3. Their submission is placed on record.
4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities concerned to consider and finally decide on the prayer of the writ petitioner for execution of the lease deed within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE VK/-