IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 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. 6618/2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI NAVEEN CHANDRA JAIN S/O SRI ANANTHARAJ MUDYA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT PADUMANE, NITTE VILLAGE KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI UDUPI DISTRICT-574104 ... PETITIONER (BY SMT. MAMATHA ROY, ADVOCATE) AND 1.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 2.THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001 3.THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, RACE COURSE ROAD KHANIJA BHAVANA BENGALURU-560001 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND THE CHAIRMAN DISTRICT STONE CRUSHER LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY RAJATHADRI, UDUPI-576104 5.DISTRICT TASK FORCE COMMITTEE REP THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BEING THE CHAIRMAN UDUPI DISTRICT UDUPI-576104 6.SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RAJATHADRI A BLOCK MANIPAL UDUPI DISTRICT UDUPI-576104 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI A M SURESH REDDY, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 07.12.2018 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.6 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Shri A.M.Suresh Reddy, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submits that the orders/notices dated 20.01.2018, 07.12.2018 and 13.02.2019 have been withdrawn by the Government on 05.03.2019 and the application of the petitioner for renewal of stone crusher licence shall be considered in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks. His submission is placed on record.
2. Hence, we pass the following order:
The petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider petitioner’s application for renewal of stone crusher licence in accordance with law within an outer limit of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
No costs.
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