- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 8868 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 8926 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) WRIT PETITION NO. 9079 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) IN WP No. 8868/2025 BETWEEN: SRI B NAGANAGOUDA, S/O LATE SRI B KUMAR GOUDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT 59, BKG SUPPIRE RAILWAY PARALLEL ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM, BANGALORE-22. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RANGE, MILLARS ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052. 3. SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMAKURU-572 101. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MADHUGIRI DIVISION, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 6. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 7. TAHASILDAR, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 8. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 9. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17.02.2025, WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H AND H1, FOR EXTENDING THE POLICE PROTECTION TO CARRY ON THE QUARRY OPERATION BY THE PETITIONER IN THE SCHEDULE LAND. IN WP NO. 8926/2025 BETWEEN: SRI. B. RUDRA GOUDA, S/O LATE SRI. B. KUMAR GOUDA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 R/AT 2198, BKG HOUSE, KHB COLONY, SANDUR-583 119. BELLARY DIST. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANASOUDA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RANGE, MILLARS ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052. 3. SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMAKURU-572 101. 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, MADHUGIRI DIVISION, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. 5. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 6. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 7. TAHASILDAR, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 8. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 9. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17.02.2025 WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H AND H1 TO CARRY ON THE QUARRY OPERATION IN THE SCHEDULE LAND BY THE PETITIONER. IN WP NO. 9079/2025 BETWEEN: SRI B KUMARASWAMY, S/O LATE SRI SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT 2198, BKG HOUSE, KHB COLONY, SANDUR-583 119. BELLARY DIST. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPTD. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANASOUDA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RANGE, MILLARS ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052. 3. SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMAKURU-572 101. 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, MADHUGIRI DIVISION, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 132. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 6. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 7. TAHASILDAR, KORATAGERE TQ., TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 8. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. 9. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TUMAKURU DIST.-572 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17.02.2025 WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H AND H1 TO CARRY ON THE QUARRY OPERATION IN THE SCHEDULE LAND BY THE PETITIONER. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners in all these cases seek a common prayer of grant of police protection for the purpose of carrying on the quarry operations in the property scheduled in the petitions. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 2. Heard Sri Srinivasa K.N., learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Rahul Cariappa, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents in all these cases. 3. The petitioners in these cases are said to be the owners of the lands as described in the schedule appended to the petitions viz., Sy.No.4 of Siddapura Village, Kolala Hobli, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, in WP No.8868/2025; Sy.No.4 of Mannur Thimmannahalli Village, Kolala Hobli, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, in WP No.8926/2025 and Sy.No.57, of Neelagondanahalli Village, Kolala Hobli, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, in WP No. 9079/2025. The petitioners are said to be in possession of quarrying lease and wanted to carryout quarrying business. The persons in the nearby villages are causing disruption for carrying the quarrying operations by the petitioners is the allegation of all the petitioners. On that allegations, now the petitioners in all these cases submitted representations to the jurisdictional police seeking police protection to carry on quarrying operations. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:16514 WP No. 8868 of 2025 C/W WP No. 8926 of 2025 WP No. 9079 of 2025 4. The learned Additional Government Advocate on instructions and on verification of the records submits that quarrying operations would be protected only if there is threat to carry on the quarrying operations and not on imaginary allegations and the police protection would be provided strictly in consonance with the Circular dated 04.11.2018. 5. Recording the said submission of the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents - State, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petitions, directing the respondents to provide police protection strictly in consonance with the Circular dated 04.11.2018, qua the properties / quarrying operations, submitted in the representations. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the petitions stand allowed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37