IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.25087 OF 2017 (GM-MM-S) Between:
Sri.Vivekananda Swamy N.V S/o N.Murugendrappa Aged about 65 years Occ: Advocate #192, Sree Sadanada 1st Main, 6th Cross Basaveswara Nagar Bellary – 583 101 ... Petitioner (By Sri.Dhyan Chinnappa, Senior Advocate for Sri.S.B.Mathapathi, Advocate) And:
1. State of Karnataka Represented by its Secretary Department of Industries and Commerce (SSI Textiles and Mines) M.S.Building Bangalore – 560 001 2. State of Karnataka Represented by its Secretary Dept. of Forests and Ecology Govt. of Karnataka Vikasa Soudha Bangalore – 560 001 3. Director of Mines and Geology Khanija Bhawan, Race Course Road Bangalore – 560 009 5. The Senior Geologist Mines and Geology Department Yadagiri – 585 201 6. Deputy Commissioner Yadagiri District Yadagiri – 585 201 7. The Assistant Commissioner Yadagiri Sub-Division Yadagiri – 585 201 8. The Thasildar Surapura Taluk Surapura Yadagiri Dist. – 585 223 ... Respondents (By Sri.V.G.Bhanuprakash, Additional Government Advocate) Note: The array of parties has been typed as per the memorandum of writ petition.
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This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to quash the letter dated 24.12.2016 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Yadagiri – respondent No.6 (Annexure-C) and etc.
This petition coming on for preliminary hearing this day, the Chief Justice made the following:
ORDER Issue notice to the respondents.
Mr.V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned additional government advocate, accepts notice for the respondents. Therefore, formal service of notice to the respondents is dispensed with.
2. The writ petitioner is aggrieved as his application dated December 26, 2014, for grant of mining lease was not considered for a long period. He is, further, aggrieved as an endorsement has been issued on December 24, 2016, by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Yadagiri, refusing to issue further no objection, when, already, no objection has been issued.
3. We direct the Deputy Commissioner, Yadagiri, to summon a meeting of the District Task Force Committee, to consider the application of the writ petitioner within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order.
Within a period of one month, all the authorities must forward their opinions to the Deputy Commissioner.
4. The writ petition stands disposed of.
5. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB