- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4324-DB WP No. 30882 of 2025 C/W WP No. 31893 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 30882 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 31893 OF 2024 (GM-MM-S) IN WP No. 30882/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI L J RAMDEV S/O LATE JAYARAM M/S J.J. INDUSTRIES AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.2699 3RD CROSS, GANDHINAGARA MANDYA - 571 401 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVASA C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-CUM-CHAIRMAN DISTRICT STONE CRUSHER REGULATION AND LICENCING AUTHORITY MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 2. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST AND MEMBER - SECRETARY DISTRICT STONE CRUSHER REGULATION AND LICENCING AUTHORITY MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571401 Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4324-DB WP No. 30882 of 2025 C/W WP No. 31893 of 2024 3. THE TAHSILDAR SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK OFFICE SRIRANGAPATNA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571438 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MSME, MINES AND TEXTILE) VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 5. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 6. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARYAN BHAVAN 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE - 560 003 7. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS MANDYA DIVISION MANDYA - 571 401 8. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SRIRANGAPATNA RANGE AND MANDYA DIVISION SRIRANGAPATNA TOWN BEHIND CAVERY CITY FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SRIANGAPATNA - 571 438 MANDYA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, OR ANY TOHER WRIT, OR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4324-DB WP No. 30882 of 2025 C/W WP No. 31893 of 2024 DIRECTION TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS 27.07.2021, 25.08.2022, 23.08.2024 AND 21.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-S, S1, S2 AND S3 EXTENDED THE LICENCE/FORM-C BEARING No. 36/2018-19 DATED 18.09.2019 FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS AS PER SECTION 5 OF THE KARNATAKA REGULATION OF STONE CRUSHERS ACT, 2011 AS SUBSTITUTED BY VIRTUE ACT No.28/2020 AND ETC. IN WP NO. 31893/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. IN WP NO. 31893/2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. L.G RAMDEV S/O LATE JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT No.2699 3RD CROSS, GANDHINAGARA MANDYA - 571 401 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVASA C, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES (MSME MINES AND TEXTILE) VIKASA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MANDYA - 571 401, MANDYA DISTRICT 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA - 571 401 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4324-DB WP No. 30882 of 2025 C/W WP No. 31893 of 2024 5. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARANYA BHAVAN 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE - 560003 6. THE DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS MANDYA DIVISION MANDYA - 571401 7. THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER SRIRANGAPATNA RANGE AND MANDYA DIVISION SRIRANGAPATNA TOWN BEHIND CARVERY CITY FIRST GRADE COLLEGE SRIRANGAPATNA - 571401 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA ) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, OR ANY OTHER WRIT, OR DIRECTION TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04.04.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-AG IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, 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 petitions, inter alia, praying to consider the representations made by him. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4324-DB WP No. 30882 of 2025 C/W WP No. 31893 of 2024 2. The learned Additional Government Advocate states that she has received instructions that the representations made by the petitioner would be considered in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from date. 3. The respondents are bound down to the statement made by the learned Additional Government Advocate. 4. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petitions. 5. The petitions stand, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21