- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45161-DB WP No. 29034 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH 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. 29034 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. ANIL KUMAR S/O LATE CHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT PARIVARAKANA VISHNU CIRCLE SULLIA TALUK D.K. DISTRICT-574 239 …PETITIONER (BY SRI K RAVISHANKAR,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETORY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIZA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45161-DB WP No. 29034 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT-575 001 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANGALURU D.K. DISTRICT-575 001 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER PUTTUR SUB-DIVISION PUTTUR TALUK D.K. DISTRICT-574 201 6. THE TAHASILDAR SULLIA TALUK D.K. DISTRICT-574 239 …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 DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 26.03.2019 (PRODUCE VIDE ANNEXURE-B) TO THE WP & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45161-DB WP No. 29034 of 2025 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 the respondents. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to the respondents to consider his application dated 26.03.2019. Additionally, the petitioner prays that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2 to 6 to complete the process for issuance of a quarrying permit to the petitioner to remove and transport sand in terms of the letter dated 17.04.2023. 4. The petitioner states that on 19.11.2012, he has been granted a quarrying permit to remove and transport 1000 metric tons of sand from Payaswini river situated at Sy.No.196 of Ajjavara Village of Sullia taluk. Thereafter, the petitioner made an application dated 26.03.2019 for conducting a joint survey. It is - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45161-DB WP No. 29034 of 2025 stated that thereafter, respondent No.3 (Deputy Director, Department of Mines and Geology) issued directions to respondent No.6 (Tahsildar) to prepare a sketch and proceed in accordance with the law. Subsequently, on 25.11.2020, respondent No.3 requested respondent No.6 to conduct a joint inspection in order to identify sand deposits as per the Sand Policy, 2020. 5. It is stated that in compliance with the said direction, 4 sand blocks have been identified, out of which 2 blocks have been identified in Survey No.196. The petitioner states that he had made a representation dated 04.03.2024 seeking certain reliefs. 6. Insofar as the petitioner's prayer in his application dated 26.03.2019 to conduct a joint survey, the same apparently does not survive as the same was for the Tahsildar to conduct a joint survey for mining and preparation of a sketch. According to the petitioner, the sand blocks have been prepared and necessary directions have also been issued. 7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if directions are issued to the - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45161-DB WP No. 29034 of 2025 concerned authorities to consider his representation dated 04.03.2024. 8. The learned Additional Government Advocate states that he has no objection for directions to be issued for consideration of the said representation as per the prevailing policy. 9. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of by directing the concerned authorities to consider the petitioner's representation in accordance with law and its prevailing policy. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6