- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50318-DB WP No. 33614 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 33614 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. MUNIYAPPA K AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS S/O KADIRAPPA DANAVAHALLI VILLAGE CHAKARASANAHALLI POST NARASAPURA HOBLI KOLAR TQ. & DIST - 563 133 …PETITIONER (BY SRI NATARAJA BALLAL A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRMAN DISTRICT TASK FORCE KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 133 Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50318-DB WP No. 33614 of 2025 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MINES & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ROOM NO. S3 AND S3A 2ND FLOOR, ZILLA ADALITHA BHAVAN NH-75 (04), KUMBARAHALLI KOLAR - 563 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENT NOS. 2 TO 4 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 09.01.2025 FOR GRANT OF QUARRY LICENSE IN S. No. 2 OF DANAVAHALLI VILLAGE, NARASAPURA HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT IN A TIME BOUND MANNER (ANNEXURE-B) & 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. Issue notice. 2. The learned Government Advocate accepts notice for he respondents. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that his application for grant of quarry lease be considered and granted. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50318-DB WP No. 33614 of 2025 4. The petitioner is a resident of Danavahalli Village and has been residing in the said village for more than 20 years. The petitioner applied for permission for manual quarry over the land to the extent of 2.22 acres on 09.01.2025. The said application was acknowledged by respondent No.4 on a receipt dated 23.01.2025. The petitioner's grievance is that his application has not been considered yet. 5. In view of the above the present petition is disposed of by directing the concerned respondents to consider the petitioner's application in accordance with law, if not already considered, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from date and communicate the decision to the petitioner. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7