- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4026-DB WP No. 35642 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH 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.35642 OF 2019 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: 1. M. VENKATARAMANA S/O (LATE) JALAYYA MARELLA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.5967, II WARD FIRST FLOOR BAPUJI NAGAR KUDLAGI-583 125 BELLARY DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVINDRA GAJANAN KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. DEPT. OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by H K HEMA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4026-DB WP No. 35642 of 2019 3. THE DIRECTOR & COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR & COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY PARVAZ PLAZA COLLEGE ROAD HOSPET-583 201. 5. THE MEMBER SECRETARY STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, (SEIAA) DEPT. OF FORESTS ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4; SRI D. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R.5.) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING 5TH RESPONDENT MEMBER SECRETARY, STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, TO GRANT ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE TO EXTRACT ORDINARY BUILDING STONES, OVER AN AREA OF 06.00 ACRES, IN SY.NO.240 OF KALINGERI VILLAGE IN SANDUR TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO PETITIONER'S APPLICATION DATED 21.02.2015 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F ETC., - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4026-DB WP No. 35642 of 2019 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: 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) After making some amount of submissions, learned advocate Mr. R.G.Kolle for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE hkh. List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13