JUDGMENT

1. In this writ petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks a writ of certiorari for quashment of the communication dated 01.06.2022 issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forest as well as a writ of mandamus directing not to interfere with the land of the petitioners to conduct crushing operation on the land in question. In addition, the petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus directing Senior Geologist to issue permits for transporting final products.

2. Facts giving rise to filing of this writ petition briefly stated are that one Eregowda was the owner of land bearing Sy.No.73 situate in Neelankoppalu Village, Srirangapatna Taluk, Mandya District (hereinafter referred to as 'the schedule land' for short). He sold the said land to the petitioner. The Tahsildar by a saguvalli Chit dated 10.09.1987 granted land bearing Sy.No.18 measuring 2 acres 1 gunta in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner wanted to set up a stone crusher unit. He therefore, submitted an application to the Assistant Commissioner, Mandya for grant of conversion under Section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. The Assistant Commissioner by an order dated 16.12.1992 permitted the use of land for establis