IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.26583/2024 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN 1 . P SHANTHA D/O ANNAMMA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT NO.3783, IST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, R K LAYOUT, BANGALORE-73 …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.: KARUMBAIAH T.A, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-01 REP BY SECRETARY. 2 . CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-01. 3 . THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOREST DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-01 W.P.NO.26583/2024 2 4 . THE CHIEF SECRETARY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-01. 5 . THE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE-01. 6 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572102. 7 . THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.2652,RAILWAY STATION ROAD, GANDHINAGAR, TUMKUR-572102. 8 . THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TUMKUR SUB DIVISION, TUMKUR-572102. 9 . THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST REGIONAL DIVISION, RAMAKRISHNAGAR, KUNIGAL ROAD, TUMKURU-572102. 10 . THE CHIEF SECRETARY/CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, M.S.BUILDING, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-560001. 11 . THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD BY THE CHAIRMAN, UTILITY BUILDING, M.G.ROAD,BANGALORE-560009 …RESPONDENT/S W.P.NO.26583/2024 3 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH ANNEXURE-J THE ORDER DATED 06.02.2015 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN PROCEEDINGS NO.MGD/SNT/SMTL-102/2014-15 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION AS PRAYED FOR 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 K.V.ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Three weeks' time is granted to remove the office objections, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. W.P.NO.26583/2024 4 In the event the office objections are complied with, the appeal shall be listed on 02.06.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.V.ARAVIND) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : JK COMPARED BY : JK COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR