HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^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. 1767 OF 2026 (GM-MM-S)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 33768 OF 2025 (GM-MM-S)

IN WP No. 1767/2026 BETWEEN:

1. SRI KESHAVA NAIK P S/O P MAILA NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT KELAGINA PADAVU HOUSE KEPU VILLGE BANTWAL TALUK D K DISTRICT -574 243 Digitally …PETITIONER signed by SRIDEVI S (BY SRI. S.RAJASHEKAR.,ADVOCATE)

Location:

High Court of Karnataka AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY VIKASA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY

2. TH DISTRICT SAND MONITORING COMMITTE JUGUL TOWER, 1^ST FLOOR MALLIKATTE HC-KAR MANGALURU -575 001 REP BY ITS CHIRMAN AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY JUGUL TOWER, 1^ST FLOOR MALLIKATTE MANGALURU -575 001

4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST AND MEMBER DISTRICT SAND MONOTRING COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY GROUND FLOOR, PRAJA SOUDHA, PADIL MANGALURU, D K DISTRICT-575 007

5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION D K DISTRICT-575 001

6. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU -560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 06/01/2026 ISSUED BY THE 4^TH RESPONDENT FOR TENDER-CUM AUCTION DOCUMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF SAND BLOCK IN IV, V AND HIGHER ORDER STREAMS IN NON-CRZ AREA OF COASTAL DISTRICTS VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC,.

HC-KAR IN WP NO. 33768/2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI KESHAVA NAIK P S/O. P. MAILA NAIK AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT KELAGINA PADAVU HOUSE KEPU VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK D.K DISTRICT-574 243 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI S RAJASHEKAR,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

2. THE DISTRICT SAND MONITORING COMMITTEE JUGUL TOWER, 1^ST FLOOR MALLIKATTE, MANGALURU-575 001 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY JUGUL TOWER, 1^ST FLOOR, MALLIKATTE MANGALURU-575 001

4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST AND MEMBER DISTRICT SAND MONITORING COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY GROUND FLOOR, PRAJA SOUDHA, PADIL MANGALURU, D.K DISTRICT-575 007 HC-KAR

5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE MANGALURU SUB-DIVISION D.K. DISTRICT-575 001

6. THE DIRECTOR.

DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY NO.49, KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001

7. PURANDARA K S/O. GIRIYAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT KUKKAJE HOUSE BILINELE VILLAGE AND POST PUTTUR TALUK, D.K DISTRICT-574 238

8. M. PARAMESHWARA NAIK S/O. KUNHA NAIK AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT NEAR JANGAMA MATHA MULOOR VILLAGE, GURUPURA POST MANGALURU TALUK, D.K DISTRICT - 574 145 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R6, R7 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED SRI K.S.N RAJESH, ADVOCATE FOR R8.)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE REJECTION LETTER DATED 23/09/2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS IN SO FAR AS REJECTING THE BID SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER FOR SAND BLOCK IN HC-KAR RESPECT OF SY.NO.28 MEASURING TO AN EXTENT OF 5.00 ACRES OF AMMUNJE VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK, WHICH IS RESERVED FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC,.

THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA

ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)

1. The petitioner has filed the writ petition No.33768/2025, inter alia, praying is under.

"a. Issue a writ of certiorari to quash the rejection letter dated 23.09.2025 issued by the respondents in so far as rejecting the bid submitted by the petitioner fo