IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17032/2017 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN SRI MOHAN HOSAMANI S/O DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/O JOSHIGALLI, ILKAL – 587 125 HUNAGUND TALUK BAGALKOT DISTRICT ..PETITIONER (BY SRI N SHANKAR RANGAREJI, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MSME, MINES AND TEXTILE) VIKASA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 2 . THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 3 . THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY NO.63/A, BRUNDAVANA SECTOR NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT-587 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI Y H VIJAYAKUMAR, PRL.G.A.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE KARNATAKA MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2016 NOTIFIED IN OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED 12.08.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-C IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, NULL AND VOID.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition.
2. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE bkv