Dismissed¶¶35
Nainala Bhavannarayana v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/34519/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Quarry lease application rejected for overlap with prior application; rival applicant subsequently withdrew application; alternate remedy of revision under Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994; writ of certiorari under Article 226; Director and Deputy Director, Department of Mines and Geology; State of Karnataka; writ petition dismissed on maintainability/alternate remedy ground, liberty to pursue statutory revision; GM-MM_S matter, Bengaluru, 21.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the petitioner's equally efficacious alternate remedy of revision under the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994, the Court held it was not apposite to entertain the writ petition and dismissed it. ¶¶35