IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.50932 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI V.B. SHANMUKHA BHOVI SON OF SRI SANNA BHOOTA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT THIRUMALA NILAYA BEHIND VENKATASWAMY TEMPLE N.H. ROAD, KADURU TOWN CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 548.
(BY SRI: NAIK N.R., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT (MSME AND MINES) VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001.
...PETITIONER 2. DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OFFICE OF THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: B.V. KRISHNA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.3 THE AUTHORITIES TO ISSUE QUARRY LICENSE TO QUARRY THE BUILDING STONE FROM LAND IN SY.NO.51, NOW IDENTIFIED AS SY.51/2, MEASURING 1 ACRE 20 GUNTAS, SITUATED AT VADERAHALLI VILLAGE, YAGATI HOBLI, KADURU TALUK, IN PURSUANCE OF QUARRY LICENSE NO.401 AND 418 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND ETC.
***** THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER None appears for the petitioner nor any representation is made on his behalf. Even on the previous date, the petitioner’s Counsel was absent and four weeks time was granted to comply with the office objections. It is apparent that the petitioner is not interested to prosecute this petition.
Hence, the petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE *bgn/-