IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.12814/2024 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN 1 . SMT K SOMALINGAMMA W/O K DODDARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O NO.81 THAYAMMA TEMPLE KONDAMMA STREET, BELLARY 583104 …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.:SAGAR B.B., ADVOCATE) AND 1 . UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES, SHASTRI BHAVAN, DR RAJENDRA RASAD MARG, NEW DELHI 110001, REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE, VIDHANA SOUDHA,BANGALORE 01, REP BY ITS SECRETARY 3 . THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE 01. W.P.NO.12814/2024 2 4 . THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMGALURU 577101. …RESPONDENT/S THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 ONLY IN SO FAR AS SECTION 10 A AS ULTRA VIRES OF THE CONSTITUTION VIDE ANNEXURE F IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Four weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. W.P.NO.12814/2024 3 In the event the office objections are complied with, the petition shall be listed on 24.04.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR