- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40524-DB WP No. 29790 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 29790 OF 2025 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: SRI S R SURESH KUMAR SON OF SRI. M. RAM KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. S.800, BEHIND KALAMMA TEMPLE STREET, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571607 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHENDRA S S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY [MINES] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, 1st FLOOR, BENGALURU-560001 2. THE STATE LEVEL DAM SAFTEY COMMITTEE,, KRISHNARAJA SAGARA DAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN MANDYA - 571607 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40524-DB WP No. 29790 of 2025 49, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DC OFFICE COMPLEX, MANDYA -571401. 5. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVANA, NO.CA4/C, VIVEKANANDA BADAVANE, MANDYA-571402. 6. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, DAM SAFETY ORGANISATION & MEMBER SECRETARY, STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY (SCDS), ANANDA RAO CIRCLE, BENGALURU 560009. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K S HARISH, GA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS COMMANDING DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 - THE STATE LEVEL DAM SAFETY COMMITTEE, KRISHNARAJA SAGARA DAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN RESPONDENT NO.3 - THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RESPONDENT NO.4 - THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA, RESPONDENT NO.5 - THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MANDYA AND RESPONDENT NO.6 - THE CHIEF ENGINEER, DAM SAFETY ORGANISATION AND MEMBER SECRETARY, STATE COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY (SCDS), TO FORTHWITH CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATIONS DATED 09/09/2025 (ANNEXURES-A, A1, A2, A3 AND A4) SEEKING REVOCATION OF THE BAN IMPOSED ON QUARRY LEASE NO.763, SURVEY NO.351, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40524-DB WP No. 29790 of 2025 MUNDAGADORE VILLAGE, SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT, AND PERMIT RESUMPTION OF QUARRYING ACTIVITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CONDITIONS AND GUIDELINES, BY PASSING REASONED ORDER WITHIN A TIME FRAME AND 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. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition inter alia praying that order be issued to the State Level Dam Safety Committee, Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam to consider the petitioner's representation for recovocation of the ban imposed on Quarry Lease No.763 falling in Survey No.351, Mundagadore Village, Shrirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that respondents has no objection if an order to the aforesaid effect is passed directing consideration of the petitioner's representation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40524-DB WP No. 29790 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of by directing the Dam Safety Committee, Krishna Sagar (KRS) Dam to consider the petitioner's representation and take an informed decision as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight weeks from date. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13