- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53085-DB WP No. 10704 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 10704 OF 2022 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SRI YUSUF KAMIL KHAN S/O SRI Y.R. KHAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NAGAVALLI VILLAGE CHANDAKAVADI HOBLI CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJUANAGAR - 571 342 …PETITIONER (BY SRI B.V. VIDYULATHA, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MSME, MINES AND TEXTILES) VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 2. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53085-DB WP No. 10704 of 2022 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR/SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ZILLA ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING 3RD FLOOR, ROOM NO.316 AND 317 B. RACHAIAH ROAD CHAMARAJANAGAR - 571 440 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE BY ISSUE OF AN APPROPRIATE WRIT, THE KARNATAKA MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION (AMENDMENT) RULES 2016, AMENDED VIDE NOTIFICATION BEARING No.CI 418 MMN 2015 (PART), BEANGALURU DATED: 12.08.2016 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, NULL AND VOID IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53085-DB WP No. 10704 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. A memo has been filed seeking to withdraw the present petition. 3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. It is clarified that this would not preclude the petitioner from availing other remedies in accordance with law. 5. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 13