- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39849-DB WP No. 17155 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 17155 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. M/S BALAJI STONE CRUSHER A FIRM OF PARTNERS REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932 REP BY ITS PARTNER - R K PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS NO.337, RAMOHALLI KENGERI HOBLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUKA BENGALURU - 560 074 …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVINDRA GAJANAN KOLLE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY R.NO. 320, 3RD FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES ROOM NO. 135, FIRST FLOOR Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39849-DB WP No. 17155 of 2025 VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & THE CHAIRMAN DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA D.C.OFFICE COMPOUND K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 009 4. THE MEMBER SECRETARY AND THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DISTRICT STONE CRUSHERS LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY 13TH FLOOR, V.V.TOWERS AMBEDKAR ROAD BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE 3RD RESPONDENT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT STONE CRUSHER LICENSING AND REGULATION AUTHORITY TO IMMEDIATELY PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER OF DEEMED EXTENSION, VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL GRANT IN RESPECT OF PETITIONER'S STONE CRUSHER LICENSE IN FORM-C AT No.DMG/SGBU/DSCL&RA/160/2019-20 DATED 30.09.2019 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A PURSUANT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39849-DB WP No. 17155 of 2025 TO SEC.5(2) OF KARNATAKA REGULATION OF STONE CRUSHERS AMENDMENT ACT W.E.F 30.03.2020 & ETC. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that respondent No.3 be directed to immediately pass an appropriate order of deemed extension of the petitioner's stone crushing licence dated 30.09.2019. 2. The learned Government Advocate appearing to the respondents states that the petition does not survive as an order extending the licence up to 31.03.2039 has been passed on 06.10.2025. A copy of the same has been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39849-DB WP No. 17155 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the relief sought in the present petition does not survive. 4. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 42