- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29634-DB WP No. 16621 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 16621 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. M/S S.L.V. STONES REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR JAYARAM.T S/O THAMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS NO.90, 15TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN ROAD SARAKI AGRAHARA, JP NAGAR 2ND PHASE BENGALURU - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MAHENDRA S.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (MINES) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKAS SOUDHA, 1ST FLOOR BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29634-DB WP No. 16621 of 2025 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY 1ST 'D' CROSS, 'I' BLOCK RAMAKRISHNANAGAR (DATTAGALLI) SOUTHERN ZONE MYSURU - 570 022. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY APPAJI LAYOUT, KOTTIPURA VILLAGE (NEAR VADERAHALLI RAILWAY GATE) RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 159. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS COMMANDING THE RESPONDENT NO.4, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, RAMANAGARA, TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 12/05/2025 (ANNEXURE-A), SEEKING FOR DEEMED EXTENSION OF QUARRY LEASE FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS UNDER SUB-RULE (2) OF RULE 8-A OF THE KARNATAKA MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2023 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29634-DB WP No. 16621 of 2025 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. Issue notice. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that direction be issued to respondent No.4 [The Deputy Director, Department of Mines and Geology, Ramanagara] to consider the petitioner's representation for extension of Quarry Lease No.1339 granted on 28.10.2020 in respect of 1 acre 20 guntas in Survey No. 66, Gabbadi Village, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District. The petitioner claims that the term of the lease is deemed to be extended by virtue of Rule 8-A(2) of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 [the KMMC Rules, 1994]. 5. In the given facts, we consider it apposite to direct respondent No.4 [The Deputy Director, Department of Mines and Geology, Ramanagara] to consider the petitioner’s representation - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29634-DB WP No. 16621 of 2025 and take an informed decision as expeditiously as possible preferably, within a period of twelve weeks from date, in accordance with law. 6. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37