WP/21768/2026 of SRI SANDEEP Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 16 September 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

WRIT PETITION NO. 21768 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S)

BETWEEN:

1.

SRI SANDEEP

S/O. MANOHAR OULKAR

AGED 60 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. H.NO.422, PLOT NO. 64/1B

5TH CROSS, BHAGYA NAGAR

ANGOL, TILAKWADI

BELGAUM DISTRICT - 590 006

2.

SRI SHIVAPRASAD

S/O. SHAMARAO BYADAGI

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. ANKLIKHOOT

WADDARAGALLI

CHIKKODI TALUK

DIST. BELAGAVI - 591 201

3.

SRI RAJENDRA

S/O. MALLAGOUDA PATIL

AGED 64 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO.141, HARAGAPURGAD

HUKKERI TALUK

Digitally

signed by

AMBIKA H B

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

4.

SRI PARASHURAM

S/O. MONAPPA NILAJAKAR

PROPRIETOR OF M/S. VAISHALI

STONE CRUSHER

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. H.NO.14, MAHADEV ROAD

KANGRALLI (KH), BELAGAVI

BELAGAVI - 590 010

5.

SRI RUDRAGOUDA

S/O. SHIVANAGOUDA PATIL

AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. SHIRAGUPPI, ATHANI TALUK

BELAGAVI - 591 242

6.

SRI VIJAY

S/O. SRIKRISHNA MANJAREKAR

AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO.1, KUNJAVIHAR

NEAR HEAD POST OFFICE

CHIKKODI

7.

SRI SHADAKSHARI

S/O. ISHWAR KATTI

AGED 61 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. PLOT NO. 68

SHAHUNAGAR

NEAR NEHRU NAGAR

BELAGAVI - 590 010

8.

SRI BASANAGOUDA

S/O. NAGANAGOUDA NAGANAGOUDAR

AGED 62 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO.1233A, GANDHINAGAR

NEAR LIBRARY, BILAGI

TALUK BILAGI

DIST BAGALKOT - 587 116

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9.

SRI CHANDRASHEKAR

S/O. DEVENDRA KADAM

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO.727, SAGAR GALLI

VADAGAON, BELAGAVI

BELAGAVI - 590 005

10.

SRI TUSHAR

S/O. VASANT TAHSILDAR

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO. 566, RAGHUNATH PET

ANAGOL, BELAGAVI DISTRICT

BELAGAVI - 590 006

11.

SRI RAMESH

S/O. BASAPPA CHANNAVAR

AGED 57 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. HALATTI VILLAGE

CHIKKODI TALUK

BELAGAVI DISTRICT - 591 201

12.

SRI KAJESAB

S/O. RAJESAHEB DABADI

PROPRIETOR OF MADINA STONE CRUSHER

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. ITNAL VILLGAE, YARAGATTI TALUK

13.

SRI CHANDRAKANTH

S/O. MAHADEV PATIL

AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO. 3684/A, MAHADEV ROAD

KANGRAHALLI K.H.

BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI - 590 010

14.

SRI VIJAYBHASKARGOUDA

S/O. RAMCHANDRAGOUDA ITGOWNI

AGED 49 YEARS

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OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO. 3194

NAGALINGESHWARA COLONY CHIKKODI

BELAGAVI DISTRICT - 591 201

15.

SMT. SWAPNA

W/O. VIJAYBHASKAR ITIGOWNI,

AGED 46 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO. 392

NAGALINGESHWAR COLONY

CHIKKODI

DIST: BELAGAVI - 591 201

16.

SRI DEEPAK

S/O. PARASHRAM BIRJE

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. S.R. NO. 15, TEGGINAGALLI

MALAPRABHA NAGAR

MADHAVAPURA, VADAGAON

BELAGAVI - 590 005

17.

SRI SANJAY

S/O. APPASAB MALI

AGED 48 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. VIDYANAGAR

CHIKKODI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT - 591 201

18.

THIMMANNA GADIWADDAR

S/O. SIDDAPPA

AGED 49 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. WADDAR GALLI

KARAGAON, KARAGAON PO

TALUK CHIKKODI

BELAGAVI - 591 226

19.

SRI JAYANTH

S/O. APPASAHEB CHORAGE

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

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R/O. NO. 150, MANIT-TEJ

VITTALMARG, 2ND LEFT

LAST BUS STOP, SHAHU NAGAR

B.K. KANGRALLI ROAD

SHAHU NAGAR

BELAGAVI

DIST. BELAGAVI - 590 010

20.

SRI SOMASHEKAR

S/O. PRAKASH SANKPAL

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. SANKAPAL GALLI

RAIBAG TALUK

RAIBAG, BELAGAVI - 591 316

21.

SRI SAMBHAJI

S/O. LAKSHMAN CHOUGULE

AGED 67 YEARS

OCC: BUSINESS

R/O. NO. 415

KAMALESHWARA GALLI

MANNUR , BELAGAVI - 591 128

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI BHAT GANAPATHI NARAYANA, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI SHIVALLI SHIVAYOGI YALLAPPAGOUDA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS

CHIEF SECRETARY

VIDHANA SOUDHA

DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

BENGALURU - 560 001

2.

THE PRINICIPAL SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

AND INDUSTRIES (MINES-2)

VIDHANA SOUDHA

BENGALURU - 560 001

HC-KAR

3.

THE DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND

GEOLOGY (MINES)

KANIJA BHAVAN

RACE COURSE ROAD

BENGALURU - 560 001

4.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

DEPT. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY

BELAGAVI - 590 001

5.

KARNATAKA STATE REMOTE SENSING

APPLICATIONS CENTRE

THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN

MAJOR SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN ROAD

DODDABETTAHALLI

BENGALURU

KARNATAKA - 560 097

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT

OF CERTIORARI OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER

OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED

26-02-2026, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION BEARING

SI.NO.CI-MMN/192/2023,

INTRODUCING

RULE

44(A)

OF

KARNATAKA MINOR MINERALS CONCESSION (AMENDMENT)

RULES,

2026 TO

THE

EXTENT THAT

IT

DEPRIVES

THE

PETITIONERS OF AN OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING BEFORE THE

DETERMINATION OF LIABILITY (AS PER ANNEXURE-D) AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE

and

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA