Ningappa Guruvannavar v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Rule 44A Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules 1994; excess extraction penalty demand notice; Rs. 90,18,380 penalty; natural justice / opportunity to be heard violation; demand notice construed as show cause notice; 4-week time to reply; respondents bound by government advocate's statement; writ of certiorari Articles 226 and 227; WP No. 18776 of 2026 (GM-MMS); Belagavi Department of Mines and Geology; stone crusher proprietor; KSRSAC; disposed without examining merits.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the basis of the Additional Government Advocate's statement: the impugned demand notice is to be construed as a show cause notice, the petitioner may respond within 4 weeks, and the concerned authorities will pass an appropriate order after affording an opportunity of being heard; respondents bound by this statement; merits of the demand expressly not examined.