- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17722-DB WP No. 4059 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 4059 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. JAGADGURU SHREE IMMADI SIDDARAMESHWARASWAMIJI KALLU KUTUKARA SANGHA (R) HAVING ITS OFFICE AT CHOWTAKUNTAHALLI KASABA HOBLI GUDIBANDE TALUK - 561 209 CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI M. ANJINAPPA S/O SRI VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT CHOWTAKUNTAHALLI KASABA HOBLI GUDIBANDE TALUK - 561 209 2. MR. GANGARAJU V. AGED ABOUT 4O YEARS S/O SRI VENKATARAVANAPPA R/AT NAGARAGERE VILLAGE AND HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK - 561 228 3. SMT. N. SUGUNA W/O E. N. NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 4O YEARS Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17722-DB WP No. 4059 of 2026 R/AT ADIGANAPALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI BAGEPALLI TALUK - 561 207 4. MR. R. HARISHA AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS S/O SRI. RAMANJINAPPA R/AT VADDENAHALLI D' PALYA, GOWRIBIDANUR - 561 206 5. MR. KUMAR ABHISHEK AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS S/O RAMANJINAPPA R/AT BRAHMANARAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, GUDIBANDE TALUK - 561 206 6. MR. RAMANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 5O YEARS S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA R/AT DODDAVADDENAHALLA D.PALYA HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK - 561 206 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MOHANA CHANDRA P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17722-DB WP No. 4059 of 2026 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER REPRESENTATION DATED 06/11/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-H WITHIN THE TIME FIXED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT AND 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. Learned Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 3. The petitioners have filed the present petition, inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondent No.2 to consider their representation dated 06.11.2025 which is annexed as Annexure-H to the present petition. 4. A plain reading of the said representation indicates that it is given by an individual. However, the representation is made on a - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17722-DB WP No. 4059 of 2026 letter-head of 'Jagadguru Shree Immadi Siddarameshwaraswamiji Kallu Kutukara Sangha(R)', which is petitioner No.1 in the present petition. 5. The petitioners claim that petitioner No.1 is an association registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 and the petitioner No.2 to 6 are its Office Bearers. The petitioner No.1 made an application on 29.04.2025 for grant of quarry lease. However, the petitioners application has not been considered. 6. The learned Government Advocate submits that the petitioners application would be considered in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from today. 7. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in this petition. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 14