- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9394-DB WP No. 4194 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 4194 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN: 1. HITHA ENTERPRISES SY. NO.3/3, GANGA NALA VILLAGE, KORA HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR 572 138, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, MANJESH G, S/O G.D. LAKSHMINARASIMHALAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS. 2. SMT. SUSHEELA, W/O. LATE G.D. RAMACHANDRALAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NAVAMIKA NILAYA, NETAJI ROAD, TUMKUR 572 103. 3. RANGAVITTALA RAO S/O. M.S. LATE RAGHAVENDRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, 2ND CROSS, VIDYANAGAR, OPP. SP OFFICE, TUMKUR 572 103. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.R. SHIVA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAJESWARA.P.N., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9394-DB WP No. 4194 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, NO.49, KHANIJ BHAVAN, RACECOURSE ROAD, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN DISTRICT STONE CRUSHER LICENSING AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR - 572 101. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KHANIJ BHAVAN, SPOORTHI LAYOUT BADDIHALLI, TUMKUR 572 104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO DIRECT GRANT OF QUARRYING LEASE TO THE PETITIONERS IN RESPECT OF 3 ACRES 20 GUNTAS OF LAND IN SY.NO.43 OF KONTIHALLI VILLAGE IN FAVOUR OF THE 1ST PETITIONER, 2 ACRES OF LAND IN THE SAID SURVEY NUMBER IN RESPECT OF 2ND PETITIONER AND 2 ACRES OF LAND IN THE SAID SURVEY NUMBER IN RESPECT OF 3RD PETITIONER BY - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9394-DB WP No. 4194 of 2026 CONSIDERING THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATIONS DATED 21/10/2025 AND 03/12/2025 AT ANNEXURES-M AND N. 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 petitioners have filed the present petition inter alia praying as under: "(i) pass appropriate orders or directions to the Respondent authorities to direct grant of quarrying lease to the Petitioners in respect of 3 acres 20 guntas of land in Sy. No.43 of Kontihalli Village in favour of the 1st Petitioner, 2 acres of land in the said survey number in respect of 2nd Petitioner and 2 acres of land in the said survey number in respect of 3rd Petitioner by considering the Petitioners representations dated 21/10/2025 and 03/12/2025 at Annexures-M & N; and (ii) pass such other orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit, including the award of cost/s, in the interest of justice and equity." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9394-DB WP No. 4194 of 2026 2. The petitioners state that they had applied for grant of quarrying lease in respect of the subject land comprised in Survey No.43 of Kontihalli Village, on 11.06.2015. 3. By virtue of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2023, the said applications are required to be processed and considered in a time-bound manner. 4. Learned AGA submits that the applications filed by the petitioners would be considered in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from date. 5. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 19