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.954 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
RAMCHANDRA, S/O. THIMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, JAVAREGOWDANA KOPPALLU GRAMA, SENABA POST, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA-571 424.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI.JAYANTH.V, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, (MSME AND MINES), VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, R.C.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, OFFICE OF THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, VIDYANAGAR 1ST CROSS, MANDYA-571401.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 3.7.2017 ISSUED BY R-3 AT ANNEXURE-A AS BEING VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 14 AND 19 (1)(g) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
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 15.07.2014. His application was considered and rejected on 03.07.2017 by respondent No.3.
2. Mr. Jayanth.V., learned Advocate for petitioner and Mr. Vikram Huilgol, learned HCGP 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/-