- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1694-DB WP No. 4373 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 4373 OF 2023 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: 1. VYAJANATH GUNDU CHOUGALE AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS BOKANURU VILLAGE BELAGAVI TALUK BELAGAVI DISTRICT - 591 108 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVINDRA GAJANAN KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHAN SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKAS SOUDH BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1694-DB WP No. 4373 of 2023 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY H.D.KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BAUXITE ROAD BELAGAVI - 590 001 5. THE CHIEF CHEMICAL ANALYST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 6. THE CONTROLLER OF MINES SOUTH ZONE INDIAN BUREAU OF MINES INDUSTRIAL SUBURB 2ND STAGE, TUMAKUR ROAD YESHWANTHPUR BENGALURU - 560 022 7. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE DEAPRTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BELAGAVI - 590 016 …RESPONDENTS (SRI K.S. HARISH GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 5 AND 7 SRI S.V. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT No.6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING TO QUASH OR SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED QUARRY LICENCE CANCELLATION ORDER DATED 02.02.2023 PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR AS WELL AS REMINDER LETTER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DIRECTOR DATED 04.07.2021 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND F RESPECTIVELY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1694-DB WP No. 4373 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Learned advocate Mr. Ravindra Gajanan Kolle for the petitioner states that the present petition does not survive for any further consideration. Therefore, the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the petition. In view of the statement, the petition is dismissed as not surviving. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE AHB