- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 22473 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. UMADEVI W/O. LATE. RAMESH BABU AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT. JULAPALYA VILLAGE JULAPALYA POST, BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA - 563 159 2. SRI. M.V. KRISHNAPPA S/O. MR. VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT. PAPAREDDY HALLI VARLAKONDA POST, GUDIBANDE CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 104 3. SRI. PRABHAKARA M S/O. MR. MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT. RABBANAHALLI, KOIRA POST BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 562 110 4. M/S. S.M. STONE CRUSHER PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.18, KADIGANEHALLI BETTAHALASURU POST Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 BANGALORE-562 157 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. R. GAJENDRA BABU 5. M/S. VESCON BLOCKSS PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.75 KADIGANAHALLI VILLAGE BETTAHALASURU POST BANGALORE NORTH - 562 157 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MR. NARESH KUMAR K 6. SHREE SHIRDI SAI AGGREGATES PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.11 JONNALAKUNTE VILLAGE MANDIKAL HOBLI CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT 562 104 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. NAGARAJ 7. M/S. VENKATESHWARA ENTERPRISES PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.35 JANAPRIYA 2ND CROSS, P & T COLONY, R.T. NAGAR BANGALORE 560 032 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. G.S. AMARNATH 8. M/S. DURGA QUARRIES PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.10, 3RD CROSS VIVEKANANDA NAGAR - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 562 159 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. M.B. SRINIVAS SWAMY 9. M/S. MRL CRUSHER AND ASPHALTS PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.618, 2ND CROSS 6TH MAIN, HRBR LAYOUT 2ND BLOCK, KALYANNAGAR BANGALORE - 560 043 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. AHAMAD SHARIFF 10. SRI. K.L. AVALAPPA S/O. LATE. LAKSHMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT. KAMMAGUTTAHALLI HIRENAGAVALLI POST CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 104 11. MR. T.S. ASHWATHAPPA S/O. MR. SUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT. THILAKUNTAHALLI VARALAKONDA POST GUDIBANDE TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 104 12. M/S. TEJA STONE CRUSHER PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.286 VARALAKONDA VILLAGE GUDIBANDE TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 104 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 MR. T.S. ASHWATHAPPA S/O. MR. SUBBARAYAPPA 13. M/S. DIAMOND M-SAND STONE CRUSHER PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.47/2 YOGA APARTMENT BASAVANAGUDI SUBBARAMACHETTY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 004 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. A. RUKMANGADA 14. MR. AVINASH S/O. MR. BHASKAR POOJARY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT. NO.5-109, LAKSHMI NIVASA PERAL PADE, KARKALA TALUK BELMANNU POST UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 111 15. MR. NAYAN SHETTY MUNDADI S/O. MR. SEETHRAM SHETTY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT. KADURU VILLAGE BRAHMAVARA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 234 16. MRS. USHA M. SHETTY W/O. MR. A. MAHESH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT. SHREELAXMI, BANDASALE VANDARU POST, VANDAR, MANDARTHI UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 223 17. MRS. VASANTHI D. SHETTY W/O. MR. DINESH SHETTY - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT. NO.2-141 PADUMUNDU SAIBRAKATTE POST SHIRIYARA UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 210 18. M/S. MAJESTIC INFRA PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT: IRMAZ CHURCH NO.11-105-1A ELWIN APARTMENT SIRVA MAIN ROAD, KAPU TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 574 116 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. ALWYN D' SOUZA 19. MR. RAGHUPATHI PRABHU S/O. MR. VITTAL PRABHU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT. NO.1-14, SAIBARAKATTE POST YEDTHADY, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 210 20. MR. C.M. JOY S/O. MR. C.J. MAICHEL AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS OFFICE AT NO.3-191, KIRAN NIVAS INDIRA NAGARA, MALA KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 122 21. M/S. VIJAY GRANITES PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT: BAYADI HOUSE MARAKADA, KUNJATHBAIL VILLAGE KUNJATHBAIL POST MANGALORE - 575 015 REPRESENTED BY - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 ITS PROPRIETOR MR. SANJAY NORONHA 22. MR. MITHESH POOJARY S/O. MR. RAGHAVA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/AT. NO.3-106, DARANDABAGILU PERMANNUR, MANGALORE - 575 017 23. M/S. FALCON TRADERS PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT: SHIBRIKERE TENKAYEDAPADAVU MANGALORE 574 144 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. ABDUL GAFOOR 24. MR. P.V. MANOJ S/O. MR. VELAYUDHAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OFFICE AT VARAPADE HOUSE KEPU VILLAGE, NEERKAJE POST BANTWALA TALUK MANGALORE - 574 243 25. MR. SANTHOSH KUMAR RAI S/O. MR. HUKRAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS OFFICE AT KOOVETTA BAILU PAJEERU POST, ULLALA TALUK MANGALORE - 574 199 26. MR. SANTHOSH MENEZES S/O. ROBERT MENEZES AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 OFFICE AT SANTHOSH MAHAL PACHANADI, BONDAL POST MANGALORE - 575 028 27. MR. RIYAZ S/O. MR. ABDULLA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS OFFICE AT 55, MAILU MANE CHATTANGHAL, THEKKIL POST KASARAGODU DISTRICT - 671 541 28. MR. N. DINESH SHETTY S/O. LATE. THYAMPANNA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS OFFICE AT C-9, 4TH FLOOR M.G. ROAD, MANGALORE - 575 003 29. M/S. FALCON TRADERS PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT TENKAYEDAPADAVU SHIBRIKERE POST MANGALORE - 574 144 REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR ABDUL GAFOOR 30. MR. V. NATRAJ S/O. MR. VEERASWAMI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS OFFICE AT: NO.2-212, AIKALA PADE AIKALA VILLAGE, KUDRIPADAVU POST MOODBIDRI POST MANGALORE DISTRICT - 574 141 31. MR. A.H. ABDUL KHADAR S/O. MR. K. AHAMAD AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS OFFICE AT: KUNTALKADDU - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 KONAJE, ULLAL MANGALORE - 574 199 32. MR. DINESH T. S/O. LATE. MAAN KUTTAN AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT. NO.1-20, UMESH SADANA KAANA, SURATKAL MANGALORE - 575 014 33. MRS. IRENE D' CUNHA W/O. MR. LAWRENCE FLAVIAN D' CUNHA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS OFFICE AT TRUST COMPOUND PERMUDE POST MANGALORE - 574 509 34. MR. ULLAS R. SHETTY S/O. LATE. RAMACHANDRA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS OFFICE AT: NO.6-61/10 SAINT SABASTIAN COMPOUND AYYKERE, IDDYA, SURATHKAL MANGALORE - 575 014 35. MR. D. HARISHENDRA KUMAR S/O. LATE. D. RATHNAVARMA HEGGADE AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS OFFICE AT: NO.8-26, BEEDU DHARMASTHALA DAKSHINA KANNADA KARNATAKA - 574 216 36. MR. RAMAKRISHNA ADAPPA S/O. LATE. CHIKKAYYA ADAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 OFFICE AT: 'VAIBHAVA' FLAT NO.101 PADAVU, KONCHADY MANGALORE - 575 008 37. M/S. JUGUL PAUL SALDANHA AND STONE CRUSHERS PROPRITEORSHIP O/AT: JUGUL TOWERS, MULLIKATTE MANGALORE - 575 004 REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. JUGUL PAUL SALDANHA 38. M/S. D'COSTA JELLY CRUSHER PROPRITEORSHIP OFFICE AT NO.3-3P PUNDIKAYI HOUSE ESHWARA MANGALA POST PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574 313 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. P. ABDULLA KUNHI …PETITIONERS (BY SRI BHAT GANAPATHI NARAYANA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VIDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE PRINICIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MINES-2) - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (MINES) KANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (MINES) CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 101 5. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (MINES) UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 102 6. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (MINES) MANGALORE DISTRICT - 575 007 7. KARNATAKA STATE REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS CENTRE THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN MAJOR SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN ROAD DODDABETTAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 097 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 26.02.2026, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION BEARING SL.NO.CI-MMN/192/2023, INTRODUCING RULE 44(A) OF KARNATAKA MINOR MINERALS CONCESSION (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2026, AS PER ANNEXURE-AT 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the present petition to file separate petitions in respect of each petitioner. 2. Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. - 12 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010497602026 NC: 2026:KHC:49199-DB WP No. 22473 of 2026 3. Any original documents, which have been filed, may be returned to the petitioners, after keeping a copy on record. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1