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.26941/2024 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN 1 . MR. VIJAYA POOJARY S/O NARAYANA POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 2-134(4), BARDILLA HOUSE, MOODBIDRI TALUK THODARU, DAKSHINA KANNADA, KARNATAKA -574227 …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.: DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2 . DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DAKSHINA KANNADA – 575001. 3 . DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, JUGUL TOWERS, MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT- 575002. 4 . TAHASILDAR, MOODBIDRI TALUK OFFICE, MOODBIDRI DAKSHINA KANNADA, MANGALORE -574227. W.P.NO.26941/2024 2 5 . PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, IRUVAIL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MULIBETTU PADAV, ST ANTHONY RD MUDBIDRI TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT- 574144. 6 . SRI DEEPAK AMEEN S/O KRISHNA AMEEN R/AT SRI GANESH KRUPA MUDUPERAR, MANGALURU DAKSHINA KANNADA- 574151. …RESPONDENT/S THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 TO 5 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED 29.07.2022, 30.07.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO A-4, AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST RESPONDENT NO.6 WITH REGARD TO THE ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT IN SY. NO.112/P1 MEASURING AN EXTENT OF 0.50 ACRES AT THODAR VILLAGE, MOODABIDRI TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY 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 W.P.NO.26941/2024 3 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 petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. In the event the office objections are complied with, the appeal shall be listed on 03.06.2025. Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.V.ARAVIND) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR