IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 10723 OF 2024 (GM-MM-S)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI R CHANDREGOWDA S/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RESIDENT OF DODDA AYYUR VILLAGE THYANAHALLI POST VAKKALARI HOBLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT - 563 130 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VIKRAM HULGOL, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI AVINASH GOWDA G S, ADVOCATE)

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signed by AMBIKA H B 1. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Location:

High Court NO.49, KANIJA BHAVANA of Karnataka RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001

2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZILLA ADALITA BHAVANA KUMBARAHALLI KOLAR - 563 103

3. CHIEF DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SOUTH ZONE, MYSURU - 570 023

4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST ROOM NO.S-3A

2^ND FLOOR, ZILLA ADALITA BHAVANA KUMBARAHALLI KOLAR - 563 103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 21.02.2024 PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT PRODUCED HERETO AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON