High Court Karnataka High Court

K.Babu Raju vs The State Of Karnataka on 25 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
K.Babu Raju vs The State Of Karnataka on 25 June, 2009
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit


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Sife. Ramakréshraan R.aj’z2.,
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Shashadri R036,
Bangakerefifii.

3. The Executive fingsszeer,
?:2:>%%<: Warks. Depaztment,
Hassan ifiivision,

Hassan.

4. The Ccmmissioner,
Bruhat Bangatare Mahanagara Pafike,
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ifieiiverad by P.fl._ fiinakaran, C3.)
The patitiener in these petéticns is a registered Civii

Qantracter carrying on cm? works ef the Gevernment

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Bepartmerzt and was? 893395. ‘It is contencied that for the
gargmse af axacutien of cévii works, tfie petétianer is

requireai 2:6 gurchase msiiaing materiais fmm thé §f§\{éte

saurcesg it is further centended that the p€ei§i:i:§c;r2§eVV’rL:”‘c§%;2:é’s ”

mt awn any quarry and that ha -IE5″ mi: i%_;ab§_é ;:{7ay jjari’;«; V’

royaity is the responfienis. i-iowé”v.er;;._th:e :’Té$p on§er:?jéa”s«.a’fa._

cieéucting reyaity from ti1eV»i::.§V:§ii;=~’,V_%of pefgit-§§;fiéf’wéiihout”‘V

auiherity af Eaw. Hmzzg, :h’e:sa+xXf.?.rEt«»Eetihfifins.préying net
to fiefiuct the royaity ff§}m”‘§:_h§§é:iv§’i’§’i’;£§V ,/zine petétioner in
respect cf §i’§:&4 ;!:”f3__a:t:&If:I}AE§!Hi§’#i:§§§u.f§:f§’ from private
ssurces fa: :jé;o’rf§f£’V:?éV§cV§t works.

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has iaéd Qawr: the princépies reiaténg tn

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exiractayzi heraunaar: __

(3) Whare pravifiing the maferiai fsubjested
fo rcyaifyj is the responsibiiity of tire Q
contraxrrtar and ffze fiepartment pmvides the
coxfractar wish specified borrow areas, for
exizractisr; of the required constrésction

materséi, sire ccantractor wiii be ifabie is pay

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reyaify charges for ffze materiai (minor
mmerai) extracted from sucfr areas,

irrespective of’ whezfzer the contract is a item-‘–.__p

rare Cmtract 0:’ a lump sum csntract. 2-£e:T;£.*e{‘j<«.._

dedizctgcsn af reyaity charges in such Ca'S(?:§"V1ir;!VV{;ifi"~~:: r.-

be iegai. Far this purpase ;30n»ex¢;;;2ti:3;?' [hf

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gay royaffy argseg an accoL.é';.: ofrfié éfa:1r:'£?r,z$¥<:£fég<'§~.'.,, '1TA

extracting materiaf i":fv.;i::r:___ a émrérnmerif j_fa;;2_d,

fer use in five work.

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re-sponsibiiify to sugpiyv':f;'ée__._(%?é%'§3}'i;af (minor
minerafsj. tirafféf ' {fie Q:V§é;:a:fm,eéétjempi0yer

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Z;-?_i:e._ f,*5s£;ic:'i'.u*~..;é%;*:eq' for execution of any
wcrfk' .inv:2i}ki:*: g– 919::-: "cf' such materiai, and the

_ mif Lfafe ciaeas A:3_oéf*~'i}7cIua?e the cast sf materiai,

zffzére is' he ,v{£a§£z:ifty an siie contractor to pay

afirrfy .%i3}{aity. 7?'2fs wiii be the pasitfan even if

'V ' rf§e._ '¢%:;2;"}%aCfor is requires' to trarrspart the

mgéeimi' fram ourszfie fiza wcrk site, 50 Iong as

" z£%';§ ijfiié rate SS 053?}; for iabour or gervice and

ciaés fiat ff°f{f§£iCi€' the cast cf materiai.

: '{5} Where tfze CGf?i'f"3Ci'Of' uses material

purchases? 1:: apes": marked, that is materiai
purchased from private saurces iike quarry
iease fzraiders Gr grivafe quarry cwrrers, there £3

4. Fciiwsirzg the ggamgment of this Csuri: rendered _in__ Writ

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2666 these Writ fietitions are aiso diaposed sf;

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