IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH 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. 55150 OF 2018 AND WRIT PETITION NO.7365 OF 2019 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY (MSME & MINES) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES 1ST FLOOR, VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 … PETITIONERS (BY SRI V.G.BHANU PRAKASH, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) AND:
1. HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED REGISTERED OFFICE AT YASHAD BHAWAN SWAROOP SAGAR UDAIPUR – 313 004 RAJASTHAN STATE REP. BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY MISS. ALESHKA ALOK D/O. SRI. ALOK AGARWAL AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 2. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES SHASHTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI – 110 00 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. NATIONAL MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ’KHANIJA BHAWAN’, 10-3-311/A CASTLE HILLS, MASAB TANK HYDERABAD – 500 028 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 4. THE REVISION AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF MINES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SHASHTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI – 110 011 REPRESENTED BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY … RESPONDENTS (SRI. S.VIJAY SHANKAR SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.M.M.SWAMY FOR RESPONDENT NO.1 SRI.K.A.ARIGA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 4) ---
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE REVISIONAL AUTHORITY HAD NO JURISDICTION TO PASS THE IMPUGNED ORDERS DATED 27.10.2017 & 11.06.2018 IN REVISION APPLICATION NO.333/2017 AND 140/2018 IN REVISION APPLICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking to dismiss the writ petitions as not pressed.
Memo is placed on record.
The writ petitions are dismissed as not pressed.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB