- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24486-DB WP No. 4190 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH 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. 4190 OF 2026 (GM-MM_S) BETWEEN: MRS NEETHA ACHARYA WO GANESH ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT SOORANTE HOUSE, KALYA POST AND VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI- 574 1100 …PETITIONER (MS. SHWETHA NAYAK N, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. VIDHANASOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKARVEEDHI, BENGALURU -560 001. 2. SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BALAJII LAYOUT, MOODASAGRI WARD, SHIVALLI, DODDANAGUDDE, UDUPI-576102. Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24486-DB WP No. 4190 of 2026 3. REGIONAL FOREST OFFICER KARKALA, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI-574104 4. KARKALA RURAL POLICE STATION KARKALA KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI-574104 5. SRI BRAHMALINGESHWARA CRUSHERS R/BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. UMESH SHETTY AGED MAJOR R/AT NANDALIKE VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DIST-574110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R4 SRI. D.R. RAVISHANKAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI. K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT No. 2 AND RESPONDENT No. 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:24486-DB WP No. 4190 of 2026 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. In view of the orders passed in Writ Petition No.10505/2026 (GM-MM-S), no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. 2. The petition is accordingly, disposed of. 3. All the pending applications are also disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE ND List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0