- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:348 WP No. 15500 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 15500 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. SOGADU VENKATESH V S/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT TEACHERS COLONY 2ND WARD, PAVAGADA RURAL ROPPA, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA – 561 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOPALAKRISHNA R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER VALLUR GRAM PANCHAYAT NAGALAMADIKE HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUK. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI A. NAGARAJAPPA,ADVOCATE FOR R-1; SMT. APOORTHI V, HCGP FOR R-2) Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:348 WP No. 15500 of 2024 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R1 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE GRANT OF NOC UNDER RULE 144 OF THE PETROLEUM RULES 2002, VIDE ANNEXURE-E DTD 29.02.2024 MI,BER NOT REGISTERED IN RESPECT OF THE LAND BEARING SY.NO.148/5 SITUATED AT KYTHAGANACHERULU VILLAGE, NAGALMADIKE HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DIST. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. The prayer in this Writ Petition is for issuance of direction to the respondents to consider the application which has been filed by the petitioner for grant of No Objection Certificate (NOC), as required under Section 144 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 (for short, ‘Rules’). 2. Since the petitioner has sought for grant of NOC, which is required under the Rules, it would be - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:348 WP No. 15500 of 2024 appropriate to direct respondent No.1 to consider the said request and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 3. In view of the disposal of the petition, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48