IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH 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.9837 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN SRI. RAJKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O RAGHUNATH RAO DHADANGE, RESIDING AT 3-3-51, KUMBARWADI, YADGIR TALUK, YADGIR DISTRICT – 585 223.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH B.S., ADV.,) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT (MSME & MINES) VIKASA SOUDHA BENGLAURU 560001.
2. THE DIRECTOR / COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVANA, R.C. ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001.
3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, MINERAL DIVISION, CHITTHAPUR ROAD YADGIR - 585223.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SURESH REDDY A.M., AGA) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION DATED 20.02.2014 FOR GRANT OF QUARRYING LEASE FOR QUARRYING BUILDING STONE IN SY.NO. 95 OF HALAGERA VILLAGE, YADGIR TALUK, YADGIR DISTRICT PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A WITHIN A TIME FRAME IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY IN THE LIGHT OF RECOMMENDATION OF THE DISTRICT TASK FORCE COMMITTEE AS PER LETTER DATED 04.07.2017 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE – B AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider his application dated 20.02.2014 for grant of quarrying lease for quarrying building stone in Sy.No.95 of Halagera village, Yadgir Taluk, Yadgir District.
2. Petitioner submits that he has produced the `No objection Certificate’ issued by the Forest Department and the Revenue Department.
3. Learned AGA for the respondents submits that application submitted along with the `No Objection Certificate’ issued by the Forest and Revenue Departments is yet to be considered.
4. In the light of the submissions made, this writ petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 20.02.2014 for grant of quarrying lease for quarrying building stone in Sy.No.95 of Halagera village, Yadgir Taluk, Yadgir District, and pass appropriate order within a period of eight weeks from today.
Writ petition is accordingly disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE Mgn/-