IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 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.2059 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
SRI.V.MANJUNATH, S/O.SRI.VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT KALAGHATTA POST, HOLALAKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 518.
AND:
... PETITIONER (BY SRI.GANAPATHY BHAT VAJRALLI, ADVOCATE) 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR VIDHI, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. THE SECRETARY, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KANIJA BHAVAN, BENGALURU-560 001.
4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIDYA NAGAR, DAVANAGERE-577 005.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, AGA) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 16.11.2016 ISSUED BY THE R-4 AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND DIRECT THE R-4 GRANT LEASE IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER APPLICATION DATED 22.07.2016, AS PER ANNEXURE-A, IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEDULE PROPERTY WITHIN TIME FRAME PERIOD.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Petitioner has filed an application for grant of quarrying lease of building stone on 22.07.2016. His application was considered and rejected on 16.11.2016 by respondent No.4.
2. Mr. Ganapathy Bhat Vajralli, learned Advocate for petitioner and Mr. V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned AGA for respondents jointly submitted that this matter is covered by decision of this Court in W.P.No.49253/2017 decided on 13.04.2018 and this petition may be disposed of on similar terms.
3. Their submission is placed on record.
4. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities concerned to consider and finally decide on the prayer of the writ petitioner for execution of the lease deed within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE VK/-