Writ petition filed seeking direction to authorities to decide a decade-old quarry license application for pink granite. The Court directed the respondents to decide the application within three months.
Direction to respondents to decide the quarry license application within 3 months and supply a copy of the order to the petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY
WRIT PETITION NO.12181 OF 2020 (GM-MM-S)
BETWEEN:
SRI PANCHAKSHARI
S/O SIDDALINGAIAH
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/O SOMPURA VILLAGE SOMPURA HOBLI NELAMANGALA TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT BANGALORE – 562 111
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI BHANUPRAKASH V.G., ADVOCATE)
AND:
... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI I.THARANATH POOJARY, 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 TO THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE QUARRY LICENSE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER ON 15.12.2016 SEEKING LICENSE TO EXTRACT PINK GRANITE AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts that the application at Annexure-A is not yet decided. Annexure-A was submitted way back on 15th December 2016.
Sd/CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
AHB
Sri Panchakshari
The Director, Department of Mines and Geology
The Deputy Director, Bangalore Rural District
The Senior Geologist, Bangalore Rural District
Abhay S. Oka
S. Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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