- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33218-DB WP No. 25502 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 25502 OF 2025 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: M/S HANVIKAREDDY ENTERPRISES, BOMMAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561 209. REP. BY PRUTHVIRAJ.B, PROPRIETOR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHIVA KUMAR K B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, (MSME AND MINES), COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND MEMBER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING & REGULATION AUTHORITY, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33218-DB WP No. 25502 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENTS TO DECLARE SY.NO.168 OF VARLAKONDA VILLAGE, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT, OVER AN AREA OF 1.20 ACRES, IN PURSUANCE OF THE RECEIPT OF JOINT INSPECTION REPORT DATED 10/06/2024 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-N, BY ISSUING FORM-B1 i.e., CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE, SINCE THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 22/08/2022 NUMBERED AS 1265 IN THE OFFICE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT, DULY COMPLIES WITH THE CONDITIONS AS CONTEMPLATED UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE KARNATAKA REGULATION OF STONE CRUSHERS ACT, 2011 R/W AMENDMENTS OF THE YEAR 2013 AND 2020 ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition inter alia praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 31.01.2025. 2. The petitioner had filed an application for grant of Stone Crushers Licence on 22.08.2022. The petitioner claims that a joint inspection was conducted and a report to the effect that the area - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33218-DB WP No. 25502 of 2025 falls in a safe zone was generated on 13.02.2023 and 10.06.2024. A declaration to the said effect was also made on 22.07.2024. 3. Notwithstanding the above, the respondents have not issued Form-B1 to certify that the requisite conditions have been complied with and the area in respect to which license is sought falls in a safe zone. The petitioner claims that he has made a representation dated 31.01.2025, which has not been considered yet. 4. In the given circumstances, we direct the concerned authorities to examine the petitioner's representation and pass appropriate order in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six weeks from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 50