- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38847-DB WP No. 29457 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH 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. 29457 OF 2025 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: SRI D N NANJAPPA, S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/OF DANAVALLI VILLAGE, CHAKARASANAHALLI POST, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.N PHANINDRA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI AVINASH GOWDA G S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KANIJA BHAVANA, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, ZILLA ADALITA BHAVANA, KUMBARAHALLI, KOLAR-563 203. 4. DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, KOLAR DISTRICT, Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38847-DB WP No. 29457 of 2025 KOLAR-563 203. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO i) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04/09/2025 PRODUCED HEREIN ABOVE AS ANNEXURE-A ETC. ii) AS A CONSEQUENCE DIRECT THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER SEEKING GRANT OF QUARRY LEASE OVER AN AREA OF 3 ACRES IN SURVEY NO.2 OF DANAVALLI VILLAGE, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT AND PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B 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 the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 04.09.2025. A copy of which has been annexed as Annexure-A. 2. The petitioner had filed an application for a quarry lease [EQL No.370/2004-05] on 14.02.2005. He claimed that he had also paid a sum of `7,500/- towards security deposit on 14.02.2005. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38847-DB WP No. 29457 of 2025 However, there is nothing on record to indicate the fate of the said application. There is also no material to indicate that the petitioner had pursued the said application after 14.02.2005. 3. The Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 were amended on 17.03.2023. The petitioner contends that in terms of the amendment, the applications that were pending prior to the commencement of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2016 were required to be considered. 4. In the given facts and circumstances of the case, we consider it apposite to dispose of the present petition by directing the concerned authorities to consider the petitioner's representation. We further clarify that nothing stated in this order should be construed as an expression of opinion as to whether the petitioner's application is liable to be considered or not. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE NR/-, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24