- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34794-DB WP No. 26471 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 26471 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SRI S.C. UMESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SON OF CHINNAPPA RESIDING AT CHENNESHPURA VILLAGE & POST CHIANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE - 577 221. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHENDRA S.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRICIPLE SECRETARY (MINES) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKAS SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGICAL KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34794-DB WP No. 26471 of 2025 3. DISTRICT SAND COMMITTEE REPRESENT BY ITS PRESIDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE SIR M V ROAD, SAVALANGA ROAD SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201. 4. SENIOR GEOLOGIST/COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, INSPIRA CITY LAYOUT C-BLOCK, KUVEMPU NAGARA SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 19.08.2025 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT - SECRETARY, DISTRICT SAND COMMITTEE, SHIVAMOGGA & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34794-DB WP No. 26471 of 2025 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to avail alternate remedy. 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the afore- mentioned liberty. In the event the remedies are availed within a period of one week from date, the same shall be considered on merits, uninfluenced by the question of limitation. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24