- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13338 WP No. 101911 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101911 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NITIN N. UPPAR S/O. NARAYAN B. UPPAR AGED 42 YEARS, PARTNER M/S. SHRI BALAJI STONE CRUSHER, SIDDESHWAR NAGAR, NARGUND, GADAG 582207. 2. SRI S.R. BELLARY S/O LATE RUDRAPPA MOLEBENNUR VILLAGE BYADAGI TALUK, HAVERI, KARNATAKA 581106. 3. M/S S.R. BELLARY STONE CRUSHER AND M AND UNIT SY NO. 108/9, CHIKKASAVANUR VILLAGE SHIRAHATTI TQ, GADAG DISTRICT R/BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI S.R. BELLARY S/O. LATE RUDRAPPA MOLEBENNUR VILLAGE BYADAGI TQ., HAVERI KARNATAKA 581106. 4. SRI G.H. DOTYAL S/O. HUSENSAB DOTYAL BARDADUR GADAG, KARNATAKA 582113. 5. SRI. PRASHANT J. SHETTAR S/O. JAGADESH SHETTAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13338 WP No. 101911 of 2024 R/O NO. 31, MADHURA ESTATE BADAMI NAGAR, HUBLI TALUK, DHARWAD DISTRICT 580023. 6. SRI JAGADISH BATTUR S/O. MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O 1055, NEAR KALAMADEVI TEMPLE MULAGUND, GADAG 582117 7. M/S. SHIVAGANGA STONE CRUSHING AND M-SAND INDUSTRIES SY NO. 217/1B AND 217/1C SHIRAHATTI VILLAGE, GADG TQ., GADAG DIST. BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHASHANK S SHETTAR S/O. SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/O NO. 30/41 MADHURA ESTATE KESHWAPUR, NAGASHETTIKOPPPA HUBLI, DHARWAD 580023. 8. SRI BASAVARAJ RAYAPUR S/O. SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O MIG-1/365, HUDCO COLONY, SIDDALING NAGAR, 1ST CROSS, GADAG 582103. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVANAND MALASHETTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13338 WP No. 101911 of 2024 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ROOM NO. 108 DIST. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, GADAG 582101 …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE CIRCULAR BEARING NO. GABHU/E- CELL/2022-23 DATED 28.11.2022 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND QUASHING MEMO BEARING NO. GABHU/E-CELL/2023-24. DATED 13.04.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Despite the order dated 08.09.2025, office objections have not been complied with. 2. It appears that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the matter. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13338 WP No. 101911 of 2024 3. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SH Ct-cmu List No.: 2 Sl No.: 68