{"id":139693,"date":"2009-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-c-muthappa-vs-director-mines-geology-on-24-february-2009"},"modified":"2018-06-28T05:39:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T00:09:17","slug":"m-c-muthappa-vs-director-mines-geology-on-24-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-c-muthappa-vs-director-mines-geology-on-24-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"M C Muthappa vs Director Mines &amp; Geology on 24 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M C Muthappa vs Director Mines &amp; Geology on 24 February, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) And K.L.Manjunath<\/div>\n<pre>1 W.P. N0.18697 of 2006\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 24\"' DAY or FEBRUARY, 2009 \n\nPRESENT  _ '\n\nTHE 1-!ON'BLE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN, CHIEF  \n\nAND\n\nTHE I-\u00a7ON'BLE MRJUSTICE K.L';4.MAAHJ'UNAT'H..',v _  \n\nwan' PETITIQN No.18697 \u00e9fggos (AG'M_;_\";n,g__ng;_;.=,5;_,:;\u00a7;1;:g \n\nBetween:\n\n1.\n\n.5;\n\n B. K...\"  ryesh\n\nM.C. Muthappa\n\ns\/o Kariyappa -. V V\naged about 65 years  \n\nB.S. Rajkumar  1 _. .\n\ns\/o late Shiv;a'ppa--, \n\naged about 314\/e_a;?j_s V ._ .,\nGram Parzchaiyawt Mefeb_er'--.. \n\n. K.V. eanapamy A I\n\nS\/o late Chiyanna \nAged about 60 y'ears._\n\n's,\/To Kes|'iaV'a Rao\n\n 'age'd. ab-outs 36, 3\"\/e_a rs\n\n's'.-k'.\"Pooha7c'r;a \nS\/o\u00bb..g&lt;uttappaj&#039;..-- A\nAged&quot;aboL;t 60 years\n\n LB:  __Narayana\n S.\/.o Kotti Pujari\n\nSara)&#039; C.P.\n\n&#039; MS\/o iate C.B. Poovaiah\n\n Aged about 31 years\n\n \n\n\n\n8.\n\n10.\n\n11.\n\n12.\n\n13.\n\n14.\n\n16.&quot;\n\n2 W.P. NO.l8597 of 2006\n\nSadera Madhu\nS\/o late Ganapathy\nAged about 29 years\n\nB-.S. Narayana\nS\/o late B. Sankappa\nAged about 32 years\n\nK.M. Havappa\nS\/o Late Muthanna\nAged about 33 years\n\nS.M. Nanaiah\n\nS\/o late Macfappa\n\nAged about 57 years\nGrama Panchayat Member\n\nS.M. Monappa\ns\/o late Mandappa\naged about 63 years\n\nS.P. Thammaiah __ __\ns\/o fate Pocjvaiah  _ g\naged about 6.3 &#039;yea_rs\n\nPanathale &quot;Raid\nS\/o Chinnragppa . _\nAged_about&#039;*30&#039;years &#039;\n\nS.,K-&#039;3&#039;A:S0FAaUna  uuuuu \n&quot; s\/o&quot;!ate- Kattappa\n&#039; aged a--b_out&quot;54&quot;y_ears\n\n~3:.&#039;R--..to\u00a7\u00a7n\u00e9\ufb01;;ay;\u00a7&quot;&quot;\nS\/Q late afiappa\nAged about 25 years\n\n  Al:\u00a7__are residents of\n\nV&#039; Kattemadu viliage and P.O.\n\nA  .Koc5agu District\n\n(By Sri N.K. Ramesh, Advocate)\n\n \n\n. . . Petitioners\n\n\n\n3 W.P. No.18697 of 2006\nAnd:\n\n1. Director Mines and Geoiogy\nKhanija Bhavan\nRace Course Road\nBangalore\n\n2. The Senior Geoiogist .\n\nDepartment of Mines and Geoiogy V 9\nMysore Sub--Division &#039;  &#039;\nNo.4, Gaganachumbi, Double Road\nKuvempu Nagar\n\nMysore\n\n3. Deputy Commissioner _\nKodagu District\nMadikeri\n\n4. The Superintendent of Police &quot; _  A\nKodagu District  \nMadikeri\n\nS. M.T. Dev_appa&quot;~._  &quot;\nS\/o Thirhmaiah 2 _\nAged about._~i--3 ye&quot;a.rs_g  g &#039;   &#039;\nKattemaciu Viilage and.Post  \nMadikeri Taiuk\u00bb &#039; &quot; &#039;  &#039;\nKociagu District * V \n\n   pg  _____  ...Respondents<\/pre>\n<p> _  (&#8220;by Smt. Niioufer Akber, AGA for R1 to R4,<\/p>\n<p> .i     R5 served)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;I&#8217;his.=.writ &#8216;p.et.iti&#8217;o.ns. is fiied under Articles 226 and 227 of the<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;\u20aconstitutio.n of Indi&#8217;a, praying to direct the R1 to 4 to initiate suitabie<br \/>\n{action against the R5 for iliegaily quarrying sand from outside the area\n<\/p>\n<p>-&#8230;of.\u00abfease gran&#8221;ted1~ to him, pursuant to the quarry lease No.320 TCA<br \/>\ng _BIoci'&lt;ure&#8211;A and etc.<\/p>\n<p>V&quot; &#039;Vfdel_ivereo\u00a7 the fo|iowing:&#8211;<\/p>\n<p> &#8211; Writ petition coming up for finai hearing this day, the Court<\/p>\n<p>quarry, lift and transport sand in Block No.4 of Halagti:nda.&#8217;~\\ii&#8221;liage.&#8217;i<br \/>\nVirajpet Taluk, is lifting and transpoirting  the-I&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Kattemadu village, which has caused&#8217;i..Ag&#8217;reat <\/p>\n<p>4 W.P. N0.18697 of 2006<\/p>\n<p>3UDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>(Delivered by P.D. Dinakaran, C.J.)<\/p>\n<p>Alleging that the fifth respondent, who has got  to.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>inconvenience to the public besidesi&#8221;iith&#8217;e damVagV_ing..&#8217;ofV.&#8221;theVV road,<\/p>\n<p>petitioners seek the following?reg_|iefs:&#8221;m_ 0&#8242;  <\/p>\n<p>(i)<\/p>\n<p>issue a writ of Vmandiamufs Vdirecting githeiiirespondents 1<br \/>\nto 4 to initE%_ate:;suita|:ii.le  a_g&#8217;ainst~the 5&#8243;&#8216; respondent<\/p>\n<p>for illegally_V,.&#8221;quarryingisj&#8211;s_andi,frorrtoutside the area of<\/p>\n<p>lease   pursuant to the quarry lease<br \/>\nNo. 302 0 TCA  vv_iid-ejiannexu re&#8211;A.<\/p>\n<p>direct respon.de&#8217;nts 1 to 4 to consider the<br \/>\n:*e:pre.sen,ptation&#8221;vmdated 23.5.2006, 13.9.2006 and<\/p>\n<p>as Annexures&#8211;B, C &amp; E) and pass<br \/>\n&#8220;&#8216;_*a_ppropr,ivate:j-&#8220;orders and take suitable action in<\/p>\n<p>iatccordanceiwith law.\n<\/p>\n<p> .. V.gran&#8217;t..&#8211;:such other reliefs which this Hon&#8217;ble court may<\/p>\n<p>i. _d.e&#8217;em it fit to grant in the circumstances of the case,<\/p>\n<p> allow this writ petition with cost.<\/p>\n<p>K<br \/>\nX3, 2 &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>3; &#8216; &#8216;v_y.,.m<\/p>\n<p>5 WP. \u00a5\\E0.18697 of 2006<\/p>\n<p>2. After hearing both the parties, we are of the<\/p>\n<p>considered opinion that it would be suffice if a direction iswissued<\/p>\n<p>to the respondents 2 to 4 to hoid an enquiry,<\/p>\n<p>encroachment by the fifth respondent in the non_&#8211;ie?a:&#8221;s:ed iafre\u00e9ai   <\/p>\n<p>course after hearing: the fifth respcfnbdieint&#8217; \u00abias <\/p>\n<p>petitioners. If the aliegations made _agai4nsAt:&#8221;the fifth: responidi\u00e9nti\ufb02p<\/p>\n<p>are found to be true, the third resvpondent is~.Vd&#8217;irecte&#8221;d: to take<br \/>\nappropriate action in accordance w_i&#8217;t&#8217;h&#8217;\u00a7V_!a&#8217;ri.&#8217;both. to stoipouarrying<br \/>\nand aiso to compensate the  for having<\/p>\n<p>quarrying in the non&#8217;~l\u00e9&#8217;3S&#8217;ed area.    <\/p>\n<p>3. Subject to th&#8217;e&#8217;%&#8221;ai3o\u00a7&#8217;ie  this&#8221;&#8221;Vpetition is&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>disposed of.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>Tudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court M C Muthappa vs Director Mines &amp; Geology on 24 February, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) And K.L.Manjunath 1 W.P. N0.18697 of 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 24&#8243;&#8216; DAY or FEBRUARY, 2009 PRESENT _ &#8216; THE 1-!ON&#8217;BLE MR. P.D. 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