- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37498-DB WP No. 16280 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 16280 OF 2023 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. MR. MUSTAQ AHAMED KHAN S/O RAJA AHAMED KHAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT BALLAKATTA VILLAGE, CHIKKANAYAKANAHLLI TALUK 572 214 TUMAKURU DISTRICT REP. BY HIS GPA HOLDER, MR. SYED BASHA, S/O MR. FAKRODDIN SAB AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT 5TH CROSS, SHIVAMUKAMBIKANAGAR, TUMKUR 572 102 …PETITIONER (BY SRI KRISHNA MURTHY V, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND: 1. THE JOINT SECRETARY AND REVISIONARY AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF MINES, Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37498-DB WP No. 16280 of 2023 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NO. J688 + 86P SHASTRI BHAWAN DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI, DELHI 110001 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001 3. THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BY ITS DIRECTOR, KHANIJA BHAVANA RACE COURSE ROAD, NEW AT DEVARAJA URS ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANDRACHUD A, CGSPC FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 16.01.2023 PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT IN REVISION APPLICATION No. 13/01/2022/RC-I, (ANNEXURE-C) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37498-DB WP No. 16280 of 2023 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. None appears for the petitioner in the first round. 2. This petition was mentioned in the morning and an adjournment was requested on behalf of the petitioner. The same was declined considering that the matter had been adjourned on more than two occasions and the adjournment was objected to. 3. The matter was passed over. However, none appeared for the petitioner on the second call. 4. The petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14