- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20409 WP No. 34379 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.34379 OF 2024 (LR) BETWEEN: SRI ANIL KUMAR S. S/O LATE H. A. SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO. 487, KYALASANAHALLI, BENGALURU NORTH, BENGALURU - 560 077. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DHARMESH M., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. ANUPARNA BORDOLOI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, OFFICE AT JILLADALITHA BHAVANA, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, NH 207, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20409 WP No. 34379 of 2024 DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL - 562 110. 4. THE TAHASILDAR DEVANAHALLI TALUK, OFFICE OF TAHASILDAR, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562 110. 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, DEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. 6. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO. 49, KANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 7. SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110. 8. M/S. MANJUNATHA STONE CRUSHERS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. KASHI VISHWANATH NO.15, 3RD CROSS, ANSHAYA NILAYA SAMGIGEHALLI, JAKKURU POST YELEHANKA BENGALURU - 560 065. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDDHARTH BABURAO, AGA FOR R1 TO R7; SRI. S. S. MAHENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20409 WP No. 34379 of 2024 SETTING ASIDE THE SURVEY SKETCH DATED 14.11.2024 AS THE SAME IS HIGHLY ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.4 ANNEXURE A; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO WITHDRAW THE NOTICE BEARING NO. ADLR/TNL/339/2024-25 DATED 08.11.2024 AND REJECT THE MINING APPLICATION FILED BY M/S. MANJUNATHA STONE CRUSHERS AS THE SAME IS HIGHLY ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL. ANNEXURE B; AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is assailing the survey sketch dated 14.11.2024 (Annexure-A) issued by respondent No.4, inter alia has sought for a direction to respondent No.5 to withdraw the notice produced at Annexure-B. 2. In that view of the matter, as the petitioner is having efficacious remedy to challenge the survey sketch produced at Annexure-A before the competent authority, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority to challenge - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20409 WP No. 34379 of 2024 the survey sketch produced at Annexure-A, if so advised, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 3. All contentions of the parties are kept open. 4. Consequently, I.A.3/25 does not survive for consideration. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20