- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34290-DB WP No. 26350 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND 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. 26350 OF 2025 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NANDEESH R T AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SON OF NARASIMHATH SRI LAKSHMI RESIDING AT 1ST CROSS RAJENDRA NAGAR SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHENDRA S S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY (MINES) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKAS SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34290-DB WP No. 26350 of 2025 RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 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, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) 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 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34290-DB WP No. 26350 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. After some arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition to approach the appellate authority. 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 3. If the appeal is filed within a period of two weeks from date, the same would be considered on merits uninfluenced by the question of limitation. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10