{"id":18834,"date":"2009-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-k-ravikumar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-27-may-2009"},"modified":"2018-06-10T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T03:18:44","slug":"mr-k-ravikumar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-27-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-k-ravikumar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-27-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"Mr K Ravikumar vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Mr K Ravikumar vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 May, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
1\nIN TRE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA A? BAKGALGMIE\n\nonrrso 1':-us me 27\"' on or mw, zoos \n\nPRESENT\n\n'rm-: Howauz MR. 9.0. DINAKARAbi\u00a7\u00a7,\u00a7CIiIE'i-\";1i.ij3_STfCE, j  \n\nAND\n\nwe Hma'm.\u00a3 Ma.Jus1'ic\u00a7 v.\u00a2;%s\u00a3.gH.iAiiz:r%% 5; %\n\n \n\nBetween:\n\nMr K Ravikumar   'v\n\nS\/:3 late K--RagAh1;pat'i?\u00a7,.Nai--r1u,.\nAged abcrut 38 'ya_ar;,'l,  _ _-\nBBM? Cia'-as I Cc3vntra.\u00a2tor,.v  \"\nmes, Kodiha'i!i, %     \nHA1. 2\"\" stagspost, % @ \nMuneswara Termzie' Street,\n4_.v..Banga\u00bb\u00a7::2re -14 560 003... ..... \n    .. .. .Pet:itioner\n\n   = \ufb01\ufb01\ufb02agaraj N Naidu, Advocate)\n\n \" _AVndV:\n\n,  1'.' '?.\"h:e\" 3=.:ate bf Karnataka,\n\n Repres\u00e9swted by its Secretary,\n\ufb02epartment of Commerce and Industries,\n\n%   Ms Building,\n\n A  \u00abBangalore --- 560 001\n\n \n\n\n\n2. The Commissioner, .\nBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pelike,\n(B.B.M.?.), N R Square,\naangalore.\n\n(By Sri Basavaraj Karreddy, GA)   \n\n.. .\u00a5\u00a7espo'n*dent$\n\nThis writ petition is filed under Articles'   oh-tie\n\nConstitution of India praying to direc:t1_the\"nrespenderif:s\" to\ndeduct the royalty from the petitioner run:__1ihg workV_--hi|'le. = '\n\nThis writ petition coming uVp*\u00bbl7:o'r>preliminatryx thist'\n\nday, the Court delivered the foliowin\"g':'~s,vv_ \n(Delivered by'  r'-en. \n\nThe petitioner iii. petitiion' ie a registered civil contractor\ncarrying on citriiyyori(e\"of\"the\ufb01evernment Department and Local\nBodies. ,Ii\u00a7&'ie contended that for the purpose of execution of civil\n\n petiti--oAn--er is required to purchase building materials\n\n fromu\"th'e__\u00abpri\u00a5ete'ilederces. It is further contended that the\n\nVV'v:~eTwpetitioner'*doee not own any quarry and that he is net iiable to\n\nl  to the respondents. Hewever, the respondents<\/pre>\n
‘ded’i:c’\u00a3ing royalty from the blils of the petitioner without<\/p>\n
 Vlaiith’ority of law. Hence, this writ petitien praying net to deduct<\/p>\n
 royalty from the ieills ef the petitioner in respect of the<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
materiais procured by him from private sources for exacLsi_:__Iti.n_,<\/p>\n
the civil ccmtract works.\n<\/p>\n
ii’<\/p>\n
2. in simiiar matters, this-Qourfin”G,V.;j:I\u00a7i\u00a7i\u00e9i!Afi<\/p>\n
omens v. smrrs or KAMATAKA Am iiefrnieas in Writ
\nPetitkms No. 31334-31265’\u00a2.{‘i:99~\u00a7 c2i;a;$ose4iAii*af} on 315” October,
\n1994 has iaid dawn the pri.nci:pies’V–rgi_at\u00a7.\ufb01g_’VA’i%)’.’*E’he payment ef<\/p>\n
royaity by the contfafci;%3\u00bbr$. fie \u20acsa'{:’n_e.:_4’a:\u00a7\u00e9’V.\u00e9X’i’r’iacted hereunder:<\/p>\n
(a) VVVher\u00e9.:’:jpr:$:1ii;fin\u00a7*~_i’i3e i\ufb01af\u00e9rial (subjected to
\nkrayaityj isjme .clf\u00e9;~::i\u00a7\u00a3}nsibility of the contractor
\narid, j\u00e9tize ‘ J\ufb01provides the contractor<\/p>\n
 with il\u00e9peicifi\u00e9d boffcw areas, for extraction of<\/p>\n
”    reqiiiirmzl… = construction material, the
\n ccietractgr will be liable to pay royalty charges<\/p>\n
__  .Ai;a\u00a7’terial (minor mineral) extracted \ufb01nm
\n such ‘afreas, irrespective of whether the<\/p>\n
 ll .ccSr3t1?act is a item rate contract or a lump sum
\n ‘A s 4_ ctintract. Hence deduction cf royalty charges
\n  in such cases will be legal. For this purpose
\nnon-execution of mining lease is not relevant,<\/p>\n
as the liability to pay royalty arises on account<\/p>\n
2??’<\/p>\n
(11)<\/span><\/p>\n
t”\n<\/p>\n
4<\/span><\/p>\n
of the contractor extracting materiai <\/p>\n
Government land, for use in the work.  <\/p>\n
Where under the contract the
\nsupply the material (minor ‘\u00a7min:erals)iiie_v’tha_\u00a3’it
\nthe Department\/’employer and the oontra\ufb01orwis <\/p>\n
required to provide only”i’the laboLir.ane’V-senrigrice
\nfor execution of any work iiivoliring ofasuch
\nmaterial, and the’*zinit ratet.loes.’:not*~.include the
\ncost of material_,… there’ is on the
\ncontractor’\u00ab\u00abc:te’ pay  ..  will be the
\nposition”\u00bb_’e{ie=ii’.e__ii’  “co.i\u00a7tractor is required to
\n   outside the work
\naite, so’iviieng’vA3’as  .._un.it_’ rate is only for labour
\nor. eeryiceiy   .-not include the cost of<\/p>\n
materiaii. -_<\/p>\n
Where the contractor uses material purchased<\/p>\n
  in ‘opens marked, that is material purchased
\n froie,v_pi?istate sources like quarry lease holders<\/p>\n
A  or. private quarry owners, there is no liability<\/p>\n
on the contractor to pay any royalty charges.<\/p>\n
 In cases covered by paras (b) and (C) the
\n” iliepartment cannot recover or deduct any<\/p>\n
royalty from the bills of the contractor and if so
\ndeducted, the Department will be bound to<\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
refund any amount so deducted or cnllected to
\nthe contractor. * <\/p>\n
(e) subject to the above, collection of myafty    <\/p>\n
the Department or refund thereof__’By. vthe <\/p>\n
Department will be govern\u00a2d*”by ‘thsle  as   V<\/p>\n
contract.\n<\/p>\n
(0 Nothing stated above\u00e9nalf beA’c9nstrun\u00e9d”‘:\u00a7s*”a
\ndirection for refund in  to any \u00abpnttic\ufb01vlar
\ncontract. ‘   anthnrity
\nconcerned shall  1 whether
\nroyalty is _ in be  I  foyalty is<\/p>\n
air\u00e9aatffr?  wn\u00e9th\u00e9r it should be\n<\/p>\n
-new the above principlw
\nandaterms ‘of the \ufb01bntr\u00e9ct. ”\n<\/p>\n
  gtazak decision has been uphetd by the Dmsion
\nBen\u00e9\ufb01 the case of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR<\/p>\n
 ne\ufb01anrnnrif or names mo GEOLOGY v. M.<\/p>\n
  “4”1’u\u00a5\u00e96!\u00a7}\ufb01MV%qE\u00a3.rHAJEE in Writ Appeal No. 330 of zoos disposed ef<\/p>\n
 ‘ ‘  tan” 3 \u00a7’~*7_’S’eptember, 2006. <\/p>\n
5<\/span><\/p>\n
4. Following the }uc\u00a3gment of this Court rendered\ufb01 V<\/p>\n
Appeal No.830 of 2006, disposed of on 25″‘ Septenlboir   u<\/p>\n
this writ petition is also disposed of. No calls? a’s\u00abto”–;osts:;V:_”  _V  <\/p>\n
   Chi\u00a2;fJL~;si:i::o’<\/p>\n
Index: Yes  ‘ i\u00bb?’.\n<\/p>\n
Web Host: Y\u00e9\u00e9f No l<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court Mr K Ravikumar vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 May, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit 1 IN TRE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA A? BAKGALGMIE onrrso 1′:-us me 27″‘ on or mw, zoos PRESENT ‘rm-: Howauz MR. 9.0. DINAKARAbi\u00a7\u00a7,\u00a7CIiIE’i-“;1i.ij3_STfCE, j AND we Hma’m.\u00a3 Ma.Jus1’ic\u00a7 v.\u00a2;%s\u00a3.gH.iAiiz:r%% 5; % Between: Mr K Ravikumar ‘v […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nMr K Ravikumar vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 May, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-k-ravikumar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-27-may-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mr K Ravikumar vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 May, 2009 - 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