- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34453-DB WP No. 26386 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD 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. 26386 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. MAHESH K N AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SON OF NARASIMHAIH SRI LAKSHMI, RESIDING AT IST CROSS, RAJENDRA SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. …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. 3. DISTRICT SAND COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT DEPUTY Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34453-DB WP No. 26386 of 2025 COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE, SIR M V ROAD, SAVALANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577201 4. SENIOR GEOLOGIST/COMPETENT AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, INSPIRA CITY LAYOUT, C-BLOCK, KUVEMPU NAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a)ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 19/08/2025 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT - SECRETARY, DISTRICT SAND COMMITTEE, SHIVAMOGGA, AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34453-DB WP No. 26386 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to avail alternate remedy. 2. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the afore- mentioned liberty. In the event the remedies are availed within a period of one week from date, the same shall be considered on merits, uninfluenced by the question of limitation. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE KS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13