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