IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MAY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.29469 OF 2018 AND WRIT PETITION NOS.33767-33768 OF 2018 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI RAFIQ AMED S/O LATE ABDUL REHAMAN AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT NO.7, MUNISWAMAPPA LAYOUT LINGRAJAPURAM BANGALORE – 560 084 (BY SHRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE) ... PETITIONER AND:
1. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF MINES & GEOLOGY SOUTH ZONE MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE – 570 004 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN KANDHAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPT. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT 13TH FLOOR, V.V.TOWER DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGLAORE – 560 001 4. BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE N.R.SQUARE, HUDSON CIRCLE BENGALURU – 560 002 REPT. BY ITS REGISTRAR ... RESPONDENTS (SHRI V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, AGA FOR RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 SHRI V.SREENIDHI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.4) ---
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDERS DATED 15.04.2010 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURES – B, B1 AND B2 AND 02.11.21011 PASSED BY THE REVISIONAL AUTHORITY AS PER APPLICATION NOS.128/2010, 129/2010 AND 171/2010 AS PER ANNEXURES-C, C1 AND C2 AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, seeks permission to withdraw the petitions with liberty to adopt appropriate remedy as regards the quarrying lease granted to the petitioner in terms of the earlier consent order dated 26th August 2014 passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.53804-53805/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.54034- 54035/2013.
2. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.
All contentions of the parties are kept open.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB