- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41311-DB WP No. 201164 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH 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. 201164 OF 2024 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: PRASANNA PRE-PROCESSING PRIVATE LIMITED, PLOT NO. 119 (PART), GADAWANTI (V), IDA, HUMNABAD, TQ: HUMNABAD DIST: BIDAR. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PANDURANG REDDY S/O NARAYAN REDDY, MALAGAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, BUSINESS, BAROOR VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST, BIDAR 585401 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK B MULAGE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001. 2. CHAIRMAN, KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD BENGALURU 560001. Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41311-DB WP No. 201164 of 2024 3. THE SENIOR ASSITANT DIRECTOR, INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES AND BOILER KALABURAGI 585103 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, GESCOM, CORPORATE OFFICE, STATION ROAD, KALABURAGI 585102 5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BIDAR, DIST: BIDAR 585401. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GESCOM, O AND M DIVISION, HUMNABAD CIRCLE, HUMNABAD DIST: BIDAR 585401. 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GESCOM, O AND M DIVISION, HUMNABAD CIRCLE, HUMNABAD DIST: BIDAR 585401. 8. ZONAL SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER, KALABURAGI 585103. 9. THE ASSISTANT COMISSIONER BASAVAKALYAN DIST BIDAR 585401. 10. THE TAHASILDAR HUMNABAD DIST: BIDAR 585401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1,R2, R5 & R8 TO R10) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE MANDAMUS TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE-M DATED 23.2.2024, REPRESENTATION ANNEXURE-M-1 DATED 01.03.2024 AND REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE-P DATED 03.04.2024 AND PERMIT THE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41311-DB WP No. 201164 of 2024 PETITIONER TO OPERATE THE PLANT FOR CLEARING THE HOLDING STOCK IN A SAFE DISPOSAL MANNER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 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. None appears for the petitioner. 2. It is noticed that nobody appeared for the petitioner in the previous hearing (hearing held on 11.9.2025) as well. 3. The petition is accordingly dismissed for non prosecution. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54