Karnataka High Court
Subash Suvarna vs The State Of Karnataka on 24 June, 2009
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT aANGA1._ -oR:'EE§"'V;~
DATED THIS THE 24"' DAY or JUNE zeaé
PRESENT -
THE HON'BLE MR. ma. DINAKARAIN, C:'.:!A-_ii'EFiLl§T»ICEV
AND '
THE HON'BLE MR.3;1L:sTIcVE..\.}i;c';. S~A.BHAfiHIT
WRIT PETITIONS NO.16517491.65_2'.§;vof"'2Vi}_Q})"' {GM-MM--~S)
Between:
Subash Suvarna, _
S/0 Sunciara Suva:'na,j"-.V
Aged about 35 years, 17
Occ:: Contracto'r',"E' ' _
R/at. Mucidarma compo-".'mv;i_,"'~T ' -
Hosamane, Pervajeé, ' = --
Karkaia -- 574104..,_ .
UDUPI DISTRICT.
"*-- ..... @' ."Pefifioner
Eswarappa, Advocate)
The Statekof Riarfiataka
_ , Director,"
_ ._Depua.rt"mer}t of Mines 8: Geofogy,
V,KanI'j.a Bljayan, Race Course Road,
_VBanfgar'Qre-O1.
V ,2'. Exe"cut'ive Engineer,
'EEa_"'P»a_r1.chayath Raj Engineering Department,
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(C) Where the Contractor uses material purChased.__in.VV"'*:7.
open marked, that is material purchased_;i';rom« is
private sources like quarry lease holders or.._o_ri"v'ate-.V:' .
quarry owners, there is no-"'li'ability'.. on _kthe_,
contractor to pay any royalty che&rgesf;'n A.
(d) In cases Covered by ,5-;§ra--.;_ (b)A*-and
Department cannot recoverkvhorpideduct 'anyf:ro'yalty
from the bills of the,---C.ontra&cto'i aindhhifiso deducted,
the Department Quill. Tbe '--_boun:d" refund any
amount so deducted or collected: to "theVCVon.tractor.
(e) Subject to"th'e[.t,aboi/L?, c3"oiiection_Vof"ro*y'alty by the
Departrnent_««.or'v-refund,jjthéreof by the Department
will be govteln V by the jternis. _ofV_con tract.
(0 Nothing -- state.ci-"shall ' be construed as a
direct=.ign" for reoard to any particular
Contract."-, line Departrnént or authority concerned
s.-fvali decided linhieachéycase, whether royalty is to be
deducted' ..or if royalty is already deducted,
' trim/he*thershould be refunded, keeping in View the
"-abo ye «prlnc':'pies and terms of the contract. "
3. We saidkkhhdecision has been upheid by the Division
theirs' com; in the case of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
4i3.iEF°.lVXRTi\dENT or MINES AND GEOLOGY v. M.
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MOHAMMED HAJEE in Writ Appea! N0. 830 of 2006
on 25"" September, 2005.
4. Foifowing the judgment of this C0uttfj~
Appeai No.830 of 2006 disposed dfon 2'55'septezdrgefi2006'
these petitions are disposed of in s§rfé'i'i»a:.r"te_rms: '0rd<s§r as to
costs.
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Index: Yes
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