- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45699-DB WP No. 33504 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH 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. 33504 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SYED SHABEER AHMED S/O. SYED NANNU SAHEB AGED 55 YEARS R/O. NO. 237-10, AVALAHALLI VILLAGE ANJANAPURA POST NEAR SAHARA BAKERY, J.P.NAGAR BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK - 560 062 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVA KUMAR K B.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE SECRETARY (MSME AND MINES) COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO. 49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45699-DB WP No. 33504 of 2025 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. 4. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. 5. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101. …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 CERTIORARI QUASHING ANNEXURE-A IN No.GaBhuE/UNi(Kha.Aa)/CKB/KaGaGuAaSa-612/201515/202425/ 18023-18025 DATED 23.12.2024 / 24.12.2024 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT & 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 impugning an order dated 23/24.12.2024 passed by respondent No.2, rejecting the petitioner's application for quarry lease. Concededly, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45699-DB WP No. 33504 of 2025 petitioner has an alternate remedy of filing a revision under Rule 53 of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 1994. 2. In view of the above, we do not consider it apposite to entertain the present petition. 3. The same is accordingly dismissed. 4. We however clarify that this order will not preclude the petitioner from availing alternate remedies. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 14