IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 28016 OF 2024 (GM-MM-S)

BETWEEN:

1. M/S. SRI MANJUNATHA SWAMY STONE CRUSHERS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI N. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT NO.6, LOTTEGOLLAHALLI GANDHI VIDYALAYA ROAD RMV II STAGE, BENGALURU BENGALURU - 560 094 …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAVINDRA GAJANAN KOLLE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY Digitally ROOM NO. 320, 3^RD FLOOR signed by VIDHANA SOUDHA VEERENDRA BENGALURU - 560 001 KUMAR K M Location:

High Court of 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT Karnataka DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES ROOM NO.135, FIRST FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001

3. THE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN BENGALURU - 560 001

4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR AND REVISING AUTHORITY KHANIJA BHAVAN

1^ST D CROSS ROAD, 'I' BLOCK RAMAKRISHNA NAGARA MYSURU - 570 022

5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

2^ND FLOOR, ROOM NO.219 BEERASANDRA VILLAGE