M/S Gmm Enterprises v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
GMM Enterprises v. State of Karnataka; Karnataka HC DB oral order 28-07-2026; WP 21516/2026 (GM-MM_S); quarry/building stone royalty demand; Rule 44-A / Rule 44A KMMC Rules 1994 and Karnataka Minor Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules 2026; one time settlement (OTS) voluntary or compulsory; demand notice 07.05.2026 treated as show cause notice; natural justice / hearing opportunity; Rs. 1,07,71,630 fine not examined on merits; rights and contentions reserved; writ disposed without orders; Articles 226 & 227 certiorari.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; respondents bound down to the Government Advocate's statement that the demand notice will be treated as a show cause notice, the petitioner may respond within two weeks, and the concerned authority will pass a final order after affording an opportunity to be heard; all rights and contentions reserved; merits of the demand not examined.