WRIT PETITION 8444/2024 on 11 September 2000

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 21[ST] DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

--WRIT PETITION NO.8444/2024 (GMMMSPIL)

BETWEEN

1 . SONNENAHALLI VILALGE SRI. SIDDARAMESHWARA BHOVIKALLUKUTIKARA KHESMABHIVRIDHI SANGHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. HANUMAPPAM, PAN NUMBER [REDACTED] AADHAR NO. [REDACTED] MOBILE NO.[REDACTED] [REDACTED].

2 . SRI MANJUNATHA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, SONNENAHALLI, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563133 PAN NUMBER [REDACTED] AADHAR NO.[REDACTED] MOBILE NO.[REDACTED] EMAIL [REDACTED] PRESIDENT, SRI SIDDARAMESHWARA BHOVIKALLUKUTIKARA KHESMABHIVRUIDHI SANGHA.

3 . SRI. HANUMAPPA

S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, SONNENAHALLI, KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563133 PAN NUMBER [REDACTED] AADHAR NO-[REDACTED] MOBILE NO-[REDACTED] EMAIL [REDACTED] HONORARY SECRETARY, SRI SIDDARAMESHWARA BHOVIKALLUKUTIKARA KHESMABHIVRIDHISANGHA.

4 . SRI. SRINIVASA M S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, SONNENAHALLI KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563133 PAN NUMBER [REDACTED] AADHAR NO.[REDACTED] MOBILE NO. [REDACTED] email [REDACTED] HONORARY TREASURER, SRI SIDDARAMESHWARA BHOVIALLUKUTIKARA KHESMABHIVRIDHI SANGHA, (BY SRI./SMT.: DHEEMANTHIKA ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2 . THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF KARNATAKA,VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, STATE OF KARNATAKA,VIDHANASOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

3 . THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KOLAR-563101. DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KOLAR-563101.

4 . SRI.D. SHANKARAPPA S/O DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.12, DANAVAHALLI VILLAGE KOLAR DISTRICT-563102. S/O DASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.12, DANAVAHALLI VILLAGE KOLAR DISTRICT-563102.

…PETITIONER/S

5 . M/S MAHALASA STONE CRUSHER A PARTNERSHIP FIRM, NO.68, BHEL LAYOUT, PATTANAGAR NORTH, R.R.NAGAR, BENGALURU-560098 REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER.

…RESPONDENT/S

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1. PASS AN ORDER, THEREBY SETTING ASIDE THE LEASE DEED DATED 06/08/2020,BEARING NO 1011, GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF THE FIFTH RESPONDENT FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS (TOGETHER FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL GRANT I.E., 11/09/2000 TILL 10/09/2030) FOR EXTRACTION OF ORDINARY BUILDING STONE FOR PRODUCTION OF M-SAND OVER AN AREA OF 2 ACRES IN SURVEY NO 58 OF DINNHOSAHALLI VILLAGE, KOLARTALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE H AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER.

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN