- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2393 WP No. 100328 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.100328 OF 2017 (GM-TEN) BETWEEN: HANUMANTHARAJU S/O MAHADEVAGOUDA CHANNAGOUDRA, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: NADIHARLAHALLI POST, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER/CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT SAND MONITORING COMMITTEE, HAVERI, DIST: HAVERI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, QUASH THE AMENDED SECTION-31(S) OF KARNATAKA MINOR MINERALS CONCESSION, AMENDED RULES-2016 DATED 12.08.2016 AND THERE BY DECLARE THAT THE SAID SECTION IS NULL AND VOID AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL AT VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2393 WP No. 100328 of 2017 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petition is preferred calling in question the tender notification and the consequential order. As eight years have passed, the tender process itself has concluded. In that light, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 114