{"id":31430,"date":"2009-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-r-balaraj-so-ramaiah-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-21-april-2009"},"modified":"2015-01-08T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T05:21:53","slug":"sri-r-balaraj-so-ramaiah-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-21-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-r-balaraj-so-ramaiah-vs-state-of-karnataka-by-its-on-21-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri R Balaraj S\/O. Ramaiah vs State Of Karnataka By Its &#8230; on 21 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri R Balaraj S\/O. Ramaiah vs State Of Karnataka By Its &#8230; on 21 April, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) &amp; V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n<pre>m THE i-lIGi~I COURT or KARNATAKA AT aAuaALos\u00a7'E j%%:%'\n\nDATED was me 21\" DAY or APRIL. za\ufb01\u00e9l  '    \"\n\nPRESENT   \n\nTHE i-lON'BLE mi. 9.1). MNAKARAAI, :;An\u00bb:1TEF'TJ.Liis'1'Ic':'E'[f~._ \n\nTHE HGWBLE MRJUSTICVuE\"$f}G._VSA3H-AfHIT \n\n\n\nBetween:\n1. R. Baiaraj \nS\/0 Ramaiah\nAge 45 years    '   '\nNo.2\u00a790, j.,$t'!AiI._\u00a5'f13:\u00a7n R\u00e9eii  .. \nRa3'aji:1aga.r2\"\" Stage,  !:5k4)c:k_ _ -\n\nBangaiore 4: 560 ()1{}'7fj_-\u00bb %  \n\n2. MM. Mahesh  \" V ' _ A\n5\/0 Late Mahadevaiah  v_ \nAge 40.yjeat'3., 1902',-.;\"\" Main Road\n  yawn';    ..... \n1.Bangalcre --~# S\u00e9o 0,60 '\n\n3. Bic. \"shsQ'pr\u00e9kas'rs%'  \u00bb V V \nS\/o B,H';V%Parameshwarappa\n\n  Age 38--.years,~ \u00a5$I\u00a2:.249,\nE.\n\nJ Main\"Roaq, Sampige Extension\n\n..  jg vvij-aya nag\u00e9ar _ 1\n* fiangaiore-560 079\n\n\n .__ A'ge 39 years. 847,\nT _ 1=:#\"~\"&lt;3* Main Road\n\n &quot;  Bar:gaiore~\u00bbS60 om\n\n&quot;S7&quot; B\u00a5ock, Rajajinagar\n\n \n\n\n\n5. \u00a7&lt;.M. Nagesh\nAge 38 years\nNo.35\/1, 19&quot;&#039; &#039;B&#039; Main Road\n1&quot; &#039;K&#039; Block, Kethamaranahalii\nRa}&#039;ajinaga\u00a5  9\nBangaiore-560 O10  \n\n6. K.H. Shivraju\nS\/o Hanumanthegowda\nAge 37, Guttegedhar, Kolialu\nTuruvekere Taiuk\nTumkur District\n\n&#039;I&#039;. CH. Narayanaswamy\nAge 48 years &#039;- V j\nMo.101, 12&quot;&#039; Main Road   . \n1*&#039; Black, Rajajinagar&#039;   .\nBangalo:&#039;e~56\u20acr 0_1\u00e9)_  _. . &quot;\n\n8. K. Jayaram ____   \nszo 3&#039;. Ker\ufb01vpaia\ufb01 ..  _\nW5. Ven\u00a7:1st:uc%:ire--~560 001 g\" \n\n\n\n2. The State of Karnataka\nRepresented by its Secretary\nDepartment of Commerce and Industries\n\nM.S. Buildings\nBangaiore --- 566 001\n\n3.. The Commissioner\nBangalore Mahanagara Palike\nBangalore\n\n(by Sri Basavaraj Kareddy,\"'Gi\u00a7\"l.for  '\n\nThese writ petitions are filw uirde'r'r,itif:io'\u00a7es 226 end \"22? of the\n\nConstitution of India praying to._d'ir_ec't_ the. re3_'pnn'dents not to deduct\n\nthe royaity from the biiis of the ;p'etiticners__Ai'n.fresiz-est of materials\npurchased by them for executiormf 'wor'i:;_ from the\"*;.~ir'iv\"ate sources.\n\nThese writ petitioiisotioming =iu;':i';fo'r';irei'i'rn\u00e9.esAry hearing this day,\n\nthe Court delivered ~the.__foi_le3'{ving.;_ \" \n('\u00a3}_eiii\\{ere_ci\"b.i\/  ' Dinaka ran, (2.3 .)\n _ The\u00ab.{r3etitioners'-  vvvtheisze petitions are the registered civii\n\ncori_tra\u00a2t\u00abors _vAc:~;rn}irivg on civil works of the Government\n\n Depalirtr\ufb01ent Bodies. It is contended that for the\n\nvV'v1*i_evurpose of exVesst'ion of civil works, the petitioners are required\n\n Vbiliiding rriateriais from the private sources. it is\n\n4\"i\"_'~.:_':fi.\ufb01~h'e';iVV\u00e9o\ufb01tended that the petitioners do not own any quarries\n\n'that they are not iiabie to pay any royalty to the\n\nu.\"=lrireisipondents. However, the respondents are deducting royalty\n\n \n\nW?' \n \n\nT ...-\"-;!?tespion\u00a3ie\ufb01tsV  *'\n\n\n\n4\n\nfrom the bills of the petitioners without authority of lap-g_,_\"4'  V.\n\nthe petition praying not to deduct the royaity fror1'i\"'-.:':.:he=:.-jV'_i\u00a7\u00a7iu\u00a5'i's*l \n\nthe petitioners in respect ef the materivaii\u00e9 'p'i'olc\u00a3ired \n\nfrom private sources for execution of the V'&lt;:.i__vi:i*.;ontra;;tworke;&lt;&quot;&#039;,,l \n\n2. In simiiar matters, thisicapim in au\ufb01lmiinuo\n\nomens we. sure or mfaa:AT\u00a7kA~aAA:sia_.orHeR$ in writ\nPetitions Ne. 31264-31266 of 1994 ?j&#039;_i&#039;apVoseti&#039; 315&#039; October,\n1994 has laid down &quot;i:%;Te;&quot;pri\u00a7f3cipie\u00e9  the payment of\n\nroyalty by the ceiitre:eto&#039;ra;&quot;&#039;T he&#039;\u00a7Sa.ii1e..:ixrezesttracted hereunder:\n\n(a) Vi\ufb01lzeie p:c5\u00a7;;:i;;:_jq&#039;i:::;&#039;aa--:\u00a7%izz.ze;wiai (subjected to royalty)\nis iilaei  the contractor and the\nV.i2eparfmei2t\u00bb pizax\u00e9icieathe contractor with specified\n {borrow afeasf, _____ for extraction of the required\n ccaistriiction material, the contractor will be liable\n_ _   ;ro\u00a7(falty charya for the material (minor\n.&quot;~&#039;mlne\u00a7?&#039;al)VA&#039;a}:tracted from such areas, irrespective of\n w\u00a33e&#039;t:&#039;:e}* the contract is a item rate contract or a\nIutyap sum contiact. Hence deductioa of royalty\n &#039;T ~._c:l2-arges in such cases will be legal. For this purpose ,\nV&#039; &quot;&#039;nor:-e-xecution of mining lease is not Ielevanr, as\nthe liability ta pay royalty arises on account of the\ncontractor extracting material from a Govemment\nland, for use in the work.\n\n5&quot;\nB  :1\n5 s      \n\n\n\n(&#039;0)\n\n(6)\n\n5\n\nWhere under the contract the responsibility fto\nsupply the materiai (minor minerals) is that_o_tV:-  -I~ \nDepartment,\/empioyer and the contrac_tor  \nrequired to provide oniy the iahoor-and&quot;_tser_v&#039;ioe. for   \u00a2\nexecution of any work invoix\/in_gI&#039; T  sgrch \nmateriai, and the unit rate o&#039;oe&#039;s_&#039;n&#039;et incioo&#039;e.. the  .\ncost of material, there no iiahilie\/AT  \n\ncontractor to pay any ro;r__a_ity,__ wffhis hiwiifyybe the\nposition even if &#039;  o\u00a7ntrec&#039;tar&#039;r,VViis..A requireti to\ntransport the materiet.&#039;\ufb01ore~&#039;Viootsitie the &#039;work site,\nso iong as ti;e__unitrate~  ohiyjforirabotsrior service\nand   \n\nWhere -the V;t;_ontr2\u00a7ctoi&quot;: meteriai purchased in\n  &#039;V&#039;th:et.Dis m\u00e9t\u00e9zrai purchased ham\nnrivste Viiizei&#039;-:g\u00a7a--rry&#039;iease holders or private\nq:.r.\u00a7rr)r .    is no iiabiiity on the\n\n_ con tr\u00e9t*to_r to. ,oay&quot;an&#039;y&quot;royaIty charges.\n\nC&#039;Ih&quot;&lt;cases  by paras (\u00a32) and (C) the\n\n   cannot recover or deduct any royaity\n_  fn:3r?:~v_v.the.:;&#039;hiils of the contractor and if so deducted,\n the~ tiepartment wiii be bound to refund any\n\nernount m deducted or coiiected to the contractor.\n\nH Subject to the above, coiiection of royaity by the\nH Department or refund thereof by the Department\n\nwiii be governed by the terms of contract.\n\/1\n\n{._,_\n2. - &#039;\n.\n<\/pre>\n<p> &#8216;  V   LA1n::a%:\u00a7&lt;&#039;:i&#039;;m~z&quot;&#039;N9\/&#039;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(0 Nothing stated above shall be construed as a<br \/>\ndirection for refund in regard to any particuiarj<br \/>\ncontract. The Department or authority cooceroed;<\/p>\n<p>shaii decided in each case, whether royaity is L&#8221;  &#8221; .<\/p>\n<p>deducted or if any royalty is already dedticted&#8230; V&#8217;-2  <\/p>\n<p>whether it should be refunded, gasping 5:2&#8243; &#8216;iiie\u00e9ilvthei    ii  i<\/p>\n<p>above principles and terms of size co(itr}act,&#8221;&#8216;: &#8216;  &#8221; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>3. The said decision has.\u00bb&#8217;oo__on tibhoid  <\/p>\n<p>Bench of this Court in the case of onaixce of &#8216;Ti\u00a7iEv&#8217;:DZII1\u00a7R,ECT0R<br \/>\nor-&#8216; DEPARTMENT or i%\u00a7;I._&#8221;i&#8221;}iES&#8217;_: g;\u00a7&#8217;o..c\u00a7\u00ab..G&#8217;\u00a30LosYA u. M.<br \/>\nMORAMMEB 1-MJEE it; writ Apoeoi  disposed of<\/p>\n<p>on 25&#8243;&#8216; septgi:\u00a7s5er&#8211;,i:\u00a72:oos:E\u00a7c%&#8221;&#8216;\n<\/p>\n<p>4. F3&#8243;&#8216;\u00a73I#\u00a7n\u00a7 the }&#8217;\u00a5..l:%&#8217;.IE{_V?,\u00a74l&#8217;:&#8217;f&#8217;i!\u00bb?r:ii\u00a5i141VZ.&#8217;.&lt;3i&quot;&#039; this Court rendered in Writ<br \/>\nApoeai M95830. ofvidisgvjosed of on 25&quot;&#039; September, 2006<\/p>\n<p>tiiese:&#039;oofifionsifare&quot;a.iso disposed of. No order as to costs.<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/J;\n<\/p>\n<p>Judge&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\/.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Host: ms&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>ism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Sri R Balaraj S\/O. Ramaiah vs State Of Karnataka By Its &#8230; on 21 April, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) &amp; V.G.Sabhahit m THE i-lIGi~I COURT or KARNATAKA AT aAuaALos\u00a7&#8217;E j%%:%&#8217; DATED was me 21&#8243; DAY or APRIL. za\ufb01\u00e9l &#8216; &#8221; PRESENT THE i-lON&#8217;BLE mi. 9.1). 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