- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46230 WP No. 4775 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 4775 OF 2020 (GM-FOR) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. SAMI LABS LIMITED (COMAPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE INDIAN COMPANIES ACT) HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO.19/1 AND 19/2, 1ST MAIN, II PHASE, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA, BANGALORE-560 058 REPRESENTED BY ITS V.G. NAIR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARYANA BHAVAN 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560003. 2. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST OFFICER SAVAKANAHALLI GATE, DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU RURAL-562 110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46230 WP No. 4775 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO GRANT THE PMR CERTIFICATE UNDER KARNATAKA FOREST ACT AND RULES AS SOUGHT FOR IN THE APPLICATION DATED 3.4.2019 AND 8.4.2019 AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND B1 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 10.12.2019 PASSED BY THE R-1 DATED 27.5.2019 PASSED BY THE R-2 AND IMPUGNED NOTICE DTD. 20.5.2019 ISSUED BY THE R-2 AS PER ANNEXURE-A, A1 AND A2 RESPECTIVELY 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 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for direction to respondent No.2 to grant PMR Certificate, as to the description of the property marked in the application and same was rejected by the respondents by the orders produced at Annexure-A, A1 and A2 respectively on the ground that CC No.353 of 2015 is pending consideration before the competent Civil court at Nelamangala. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46230 WP No. 4775 of 2020 3. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the criminal proceedings is at the fag-end before the competent court and likely to be concluded within three months. 4. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the records, it is evident that the subject matter of the criminal case relates to the very same property for which the petitioner seeks issuance of the PMR Certificate. In my view, the pendency of the said proceedings, particularly when they are at the fag end, does not create any legal impediment for respondent No.2 to process and issue the PMR Certificate. Therefore, respondent No.2 is directed to consider the petitioner’s request and issue the PMR Certificate within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4