M/S Ayyappa Swamy Stone Crusher v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the Court directed the State Licensing Authorities to grant a deemed extension to the petitioner's stone crusher licence under the amended Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers Act, 2011. The Court directed issuance of a twenty-year extended licence within one month, subject to payment of annual fees.
What did the court decide?
Direction to grant benefit of sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Act by extending the existing licence to twenty years, subject to payment of annual fees, to be issued within one month.