- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14672 WP No. 106965 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106965 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: M/S RAMGAD MINERALS AND MINING LIMITED, A COMPANY UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, (AS AMENDED) HAVING CORPORATED OFFICE AT BALDOTA ENCLAVE, ABHERAJ BALDOTA ROAD, HOSPETE- 583203, REP BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK HARANAHALLI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. ANIRUDH R.S. ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MULTI STORIED BUILDING BENGALURU- 560001, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU- 560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU- 560001. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GADAG, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HUBLI ROAD, GADAG, GADAG DISRICT- 582101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMANREDDY, RESPONDENT FOR R1 TO R3) Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14672 WP No. 106965 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION, THEREBY, ORDERING THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER- GADAG (RESPONDENT NO.3), TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER REPRESENTATIONS DTD 27/12/2024 IN BEARING NO.RMML/KAR/HOSUR/ML/2024/4 AND 05/08/2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND ANNEXURE-B, RESPECTIVELY AND IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINART HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: a. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, thereby, Ordering the Deputy Commissioner- Gadag (respondent no.3), to consider the petitioner representations dtd 27/12/2024 in bearing NO.RMML/KAR/HOSUR/ML/2024/4 and 05/08/2025 produced at Annexure-A and Annexure-B, respectively. b. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, thereby restraining the respondents from alienating, transferring, accessing, exercising control, or taking steps which would alter/defeat/reduce, the rights, interest of the petitioner, protected by this Hon’ble High Court‘s orders dated 28.09.2021 and 18.01.2024 over the subject land (more fully described) in schedule of the writ petition, vide Annexure-N And V. c. Pass appropriate writ, orders or directions, quashing all communication/direction consequential to the allotment order. d. Pass any other or further orders which this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present writ. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14672 WP No. 106965 of 2025 2. Heard the learned Senior Counsel Sri.Ashok Haranahalli appearing for the petitioner and the learned AGA. 3. Though the afore-quoted prayers are more than one, the learned Senior Counsel submits that he would restrict his prayer to prayer No.2, which seeks consideration of representations Annexures-N and V at the hands of the respondents. 4. The learned Senior Counsel further contends that the representation is for the purpose of clarification or representation speaks for itself. It is submitted in the wake of the mining licence that is to be granted to the petitioner being granted to a School and therefore the representations have sprung. 5. In the light of the submission that they are going to restrict the prayer for consideration of representations at Annexures-A and B, I deem it appropriate to dispose the petition. 6. The learned AGA would submit that if a direction and reasonable time is granted, the representations would be considered in accordance with law and appropriate orders would be passed. 7. In that light, without going into the merit of the claim of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose the subject - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14672 WP No. 106965 of 2025 petition with a direction to the respondents-State to consider the representations at Annexures-A and B both dated 27.12.2024 and 05.08.2025 both submitted to the Deputy Commissioner and to pass necessary orders in accordance with law at any rate within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. 8. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK/ct-gtb List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13