IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 2922 OF 2023 (GM-MM_S)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 10370 OF 2022 (GM-MM_S)

IN WP No. 2922/2023 BETWEEN:

M/S VIVEK EXPORTS REG UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 1932 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 30/1, 2^ND CROSS CHIKKANA GARDEN, SHANKARPURA Digitally BANGALORE - 560032 signed by REP BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER NIRMALA SHRI N NANDA KUMAR DEVI Location:

…PETITIONER HIGH (BY SRI. D.L.N. RAO, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W COURT OF SRI. SRINIVASA C, ADVOCATE)

KARNATAKA AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY

2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE - 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY WRIT OR ORDER AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20/01/2016 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 BEARING NO.SAM.GA.BHUE/C.M.N/KA GA GU-/KA GA GU SAM-439/01, 2015-16 VI