- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49532-DB WP No. 23696 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 23696 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. DASHARATHARAMESHWARA STONE CRUSHER & M SAND (PROPRIETARY CONCERN) HAVING BUSINESS UNIT AT SY. NO. 93/*/*, BARAKA VILLAGE KORATEGERE TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT ALSO HAVING OFFICE AT SITE NO. A-4, WARD NO. 2 KATHA NO. 14/A4/2747, PID NO. 62519 SIRA GATE, NAGANNANAPALYA TUMKURU - 572 106 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. MANJUNATH. S S/O. SRI. SIDDARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI BHARATH KUMAR V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY HAVING OFFICE AT NO. 49 KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49532-DB WP No. 23696 of 2025 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 101 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY TUMAKURU AND MEMBER SECRETARY DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT No.2 HEREIN TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 16.05.2025 AND 26.06.2025 (ANNEXURE-A AND A1) & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent No.2 to consider the representations dated 16.05.2025 and 26.06.2025. 2. The learned AGA appearing for the said respondent has no objection to the said prayer being allowed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49532-DB WP No. 23696 of 2025 3. Accordingly, we dispose of the present petition by directing respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's representations as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from date. 4. The pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14