{"id":98083,"date":"2009-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-s-giriraj-vs-the-senior-geologist-minerals-on-11-june-2009"},"modified":"2018-07-16T14:20:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:50:02","slug":"h-s-giriraj-vs-the-senior-geologist-minerals-on-11-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-s-giriraj-vs-the-senior-geologist-minerals-on-11-june-2009","title":{"rendered":"H S Giriraj vs The Senior Geologist (Minerals) on 11 June, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
H S Giriraj vs The Senior Geologist (Minerals) on 11 June, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE.\n\nDATED THIS THE 11\" DAY OF JUNE 2099   \n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HOINPBLE MR. P.D. DINAKARA1;Vv,&C}'\u00a71i'uF Jusric\ufb01i  \n\nAND  '\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUsTIcEL:V{G.sAB1:AH:f19 vi\n\nWRIT PETITIC)i'\\J__No..-1'25--i.'Q\/2.Q\u00bb0_7\n\nWRIT PETITION Nov.*1._i;3;\ufb02\/2_{)vO'7._'\u00a7f;G;jE\ufb02.fMM-S)\n\n('.C\u00a7:i\u00a71'.v%MM--S)\n\nIn W. P. No. 1 1 3S7j\"20c1j_,..\"\". \n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1\n\nHSGIRIP.AJ.   -\nS\/O G.C. sv1;BBAN'NA;j' . '\nAGED _ABOU\"i'-. 69 YEARS_ '\nAc1R14c;;ULTUR1sT._V '\n\n -  12\/ of 41*. 1.6._T10,.,%1BAzA\"RTsrr1'<E1:T\n\nmi '\n\n11'11LLAH'z\\,L1.1 5.7 1314 '\n\n 'N,ANJAN\u00a31U:j~frA1.._U11AT\n\ng 8\/0 1w1N._.\u00a7APPA\n\n\"AGED ABCDUT 70 YEARS\n\n ' \" AGRJCULTURIST\n\n* R;.(_3 MATADA BEED1\n\n.  HULLAHALL1 571314\n\n \"IVIYSORE DISTRICT\n\nNENTJANGUD TALUK\n\n \n\n\n\n(By Sri ; P MAHESHA;.4Ai\u00a7$f'()CAfFE)  if)\n\nAND :\n\nI3 V RAVIKUMAR\nS\/O LATE M D VEERABASAPPA\n\nAGED ABOUT 42 YEARS\nAGRICULTURIST\n\nR \/O BAZAR STREET\n\nHULLAHALLI 571314\n\nNANJANGUD TALUK   _\nMYSORE DISTRICT V\n\nH S KUMARSWAMY\nS\/O T C SUBBANNA\nAGED ABOUT 60 YEARS\nACRICULTURIST\nR\/O KAPILA ExTEI\\ISIO1\\I- \nHULLAHALLI 57\u00a73l-4 ' \"\nNANJANGUD TALUK\nMYSORE DISTRICT .... _   \u00ab   ; ---- *\n\nI ' I _ RETITIONERS\n\nTHE SENIOR\"CEOEc>CI':3T'I~1I}IINERALS)\nDERA;jRTII\/IENT OE SCIENCE: AND GEOLOGY\n\n .__# 4,..fOAC.AI\\IACHUMEI-DOUBLE ROAD\n\n Ix\/II\/SORE.;23_'~I. AV ' -\n\n; I\\\/EYSCJRE .DISTRICT\n\n _=THE-.DEI5'UTY COMMISSIONER\n\"A\/IIISOIRE DISTRICT\n\u00ab  I\\x:yS<)RE 570001\n\n:" "'I*I\u00a5IE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER\n* CAUVERY NEERAVARI NIGAMA LIMITED\n\nKIIVEMPIJI'-IAGAR\n\nT'H.E"TAII S II;jDA_IRV\nNAN~J_AN_G'UD..~\u00a2"I'ALUE{ 571301\n\n \n\n\n\nKABINI CANALSS DIVISION\nNANJANGUD TALUK 57 E 301\nMYSORE DISTRICT\n\n5 THE DIRECTOR\nMINES AND GEOLOGY\nKHANIJA BHAVANA\nRACE COURSE ROAD\nBANGALORED1\n\n'   \n\n(By Sri : BASAVARAJ KARREDY, OA)_.--..-- _ "\n\nTHIS WRIT PETITION IS "FILEDI_U:Nl:)ER.VA.R'1'~ECLES 226 AND\n227 OF' THE) CONSTITUTION OF I-NDIA'PRA.~I<INGI'V_~T__O QUASH THE\nPUBLIC AUCTION ISSUED BY=T'IIE."I\u00ab'II{SfT..RESPOINDENT SENIOR\nGEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF IvIIN'ES\u00abVAN\u00abD-- uGE.'OLOGY, MYSORE,\nVIDE ANNEXURE\u00a2B.\ufb02'--..AN5D_ I2UI3jIISI~_IEI:)__.--IN .'I'HE KANNADAPRABHA\nDAILY NEWSPAF'ER_..'"'D'}*.Ii\u00a3.7.'2.QQ'?',._VAPRQPEJSED TO HOD ON\n\n27.7.2007, ()NL.Y _IN'..REf\u00a7}?_EC*\u00a3_OF"SL.--NQ_.5 HULLAHALLI BLOCK,-\n1, MEASURING *3.jI\u00bb_ACI?1:I\u00a3S,'xIN SY.NO.15O L82. 151, VIDE3\nANNEXUREAL. . ' .   =   ' -\n\nIn w.P.No.:2S--10\/A2007 ' 2'\n\n V_ _\n\n" '~  R SI_IIVA.PI<AKASH ' ---------- ~ "\n AS\\fOH.I3.,AI3AMANNA\n AG I\u00ab;D_ AvI3OUTx2S. YEARS\n'-ORAM PAfI\u00bbI.\u00a7:II.A-IzATH= MEMBER\n\nIz',<I3:vAPPA\n\n--  S\/O DEVAPPA\n\n  WAGEZD ABOUT 48 YEARS\n\n \n\n\n\nGRAIVI PANCHAYATH MEMBER\nR\/O PURA VILLAGE\nHAIVEPAPURA IIOBLI\n\nH.D. KOTE TALUK\n\nMYSORE DISTRICT\nSANNATHAYAMMA\n\nw\/O SIIIVAIAII\n\nAGED ABOUT 45 YEARS _\nORAM PANCHAYATH MEMBER \nR\/O HIRENANDI VILLAGE '\nHAMPAPURA HOBLI\n\nH.D. KOTE TALUK\n\nMYSORE DISTRICT\n\nT A MAHESHA\nS\/O APPAJI V\nAGED ABOUT 33\nGRAM RANcHA\"zAT.H;\"~\nYAGALI VILLAGE \n\nEEARSN 1 , *\n\nHULLAI%ALL'II*I\u00bbIIOvBLI:  O\nNANJAI*lGUD TALi}K.AA *   \nMYSORE-.DISTRIO_T=   '-\n\n(By'SIji : I\u00e9_jI\u00a7IA;>H_:ES_I>IA, ADVOCATE)\n\nTHE-44DIR_ECTOR\n1 DEPAE\"2.TI\\%{E3NT OF MINES AND MINERALS\n\n '  _ \"'I<HANIIIA,. BHAVANA\n\n  COURSE ROAD\n\nV'  T "SAN<_}ALORE_01\n\n THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST\n "D"EI=~ARTMEI\\IT OF MINES AND MINERALS\n* No.4. OAOANACIIUMBI ROAD\n\nO. IN)\n\n \n\n PETITIONERS\n\n\n\n1\n'J3\n\u00a7\n\nKUVEMPUNAGAR\nMYSORE\n\nTHE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER\nMYSORE DISTRICT\nMYSORE\n\nTHE; ASSISTANI' COMMISSIONER\nCHAIRMAN   \nSAND MONITORING COMMITTEE  '\n\nOFFICE) OF THE) ASSISTANT COM':s.a?I'SSVIONDIa_":I ' \n\nMYSORE SUB DIVISION,  .. j .\nMYSORE ' ..  5 . " ~\n\nTHE TAHSILDAR\nNANJANGUD TALUK\nMEMBER ;**,; ~_:~~ ~A.\u00bbS-\nSAND MONI_T<3RIN;jg_--COMMITfrEI:  .\nNANJANOUD  ,  .   :  \nMYSORE %_DIST.R'IC3?:.v_ V\n\nKRISHN_AP--?A . "\n\nAGED MAJOR V _ ._  \nSRIKANTE'SH'\\A\/ARA.  TENSION\nNAOE:_S_HwARA LAYOUT ' '\nNAN,,jA}\\:\u00a3}UD TOWN\n\n=  _AMYvS_(3R;EI_D1.STRICT"I' ---------- ~ *\n\n    .\n<\/pre>\n
S’-AOI\u00ab_:D MALIO R  – . I <\/p>\n
RAE\\\/fAI{RiSH’?N\u00a3\u00a7NAC}AR
\n1\\\/IYSOIN: ~ _ <\/p>\n
 NANzDAaKUMAR
\n,j..AOED MAJOR
\n‘ 1\\\/EANJUNATHA NILAYA<\/p>\n
—  ‘l”HYAGARAJA COLONY<\/p>\n
NANJANGUD TOWN<\/p>\n
 “IVIYSORE DISTRICT<\/p>\n
9 KUMARASWAMY<\/p>\n
AGED MAJOR<\/p>\n
S\/O LATE THIMMECGOWDA
\nHOSAHALLI VILLAGE
\nDORNAHALLI POST<\/p>\n
K R NAGAR TALUK
\nMYSORE DISTRICT<\/p>\n
(By Sri : BASAVARAJ KARREOY, GA FOR R1 TO”R5) ‘ A<\/p>\n
TI-IIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED.IJNOER’ART’ICLES”i32aHAND<\/p>\n
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IND\u00a3A;S\u00bb.PRAYING~TO’IQ:UASH THE
\nCONFIRMATION OF THE PUBLIC C_.A_UcT’IVON DT.-__27,;’7.2007,
\nCONDUCTED BY THE R2 SENIOR GE3OLOGIST;..DEPARTMENT OF
\nMINES AND MINERALS, “‘NO.4,a <3'AoANACI~.IUMBI ROAO,
\nKUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSORE VIOE AI'JNEXU_1?.E' Aj~IN_'..RESPECT OF
\nS.NO.1 TO 4 IN FAVOUR OF THE"RESPOANDEN'I'S" TO 9.<\/p>\n
' -k-Irv': 9 –\n<\/p>\n
THESE WRIT’ 3:?ETfI*’I’I_.ON4S C.OMI_No- iJ:5″I:’OR PRELIMINARY<\/p>\n
HEARING ON   COWIVJRT DELIVERED THE
\nEoI.I,OwINC:>.__      ‘ –\n<\/p>\n
 Ci\u00a7;I;a.D.DIna.I<aran, C.J.}
\n   icarned counsel for both the sides.\n<\/p>\n
 petitions are related. to grant of<\/p>\n
 mining sand Ease” pursuant to the notification dated 12:11 July<\/p>\n
_ E20<\/p>\n
I1ctifyirT1″gi to hoid public auction on 271}; July 2007 for<\/p>\n
li “A,_gi”aI;tiiVIgi’\u00a3\u00e9a’Se Of mining sand at different areas at Kabini river<\/p>\n
 I  and as per the said noti\ufb01cation auction was held on 27″<\/p>\n
July 2007. However, the petitioners in Writ <\/p>\n
No.1l357\/2007′ complain that the contesting <\/p>\n
have coiluded and bid for very lower an_10.un_t an_–di’t1*i’z.\u00a7iit’,  the  <\/p>\n
very same reason and in order to get”:,mQ’re.”reVenu_e to ,’t–h\u00e9?1.o_’<\/p>\n
State, the Government refused’ii_to._confirrn.the<\/p>\n
accordingly, the bidders were inforn1ed__tli;1t bid”\u00abw;;ts rejected<\/p>\n
on 6*” August 2007 itself.\n<\/p>\n
1.2. In the mean\ufb01-l1ile,3._another x:2i%1’lit’v}3<i.T:ition came to be
\nfiled in Writ Fietitioilihi  "seeking a writ of<\/p>\n
certiorari togqtiash\ufb01rve"con\ufb01rmation of public auction 27"]<\/p>\n
July 2007.\n<\/p>\n
  l1_fi’*o?tir conside’red\u00ab’opinion, in View of the fact that a<\/p>\n
deci=s_io’n :has”v.etl1*eia\u00a7ly’–..been taken by the respondents on 6th<\/p>\n
,,,.,\/\ufb01ugust’2,l30’7v_re}e.ctiing the bid offered, no further orders are<\/p>\n
~.i.i’_frcqt1ired in” _Wi1.rit Petition No.125lO\/2007. Accordingly, the<\/p>\n
7–_sarn’e_ is _di’srnissed.\n<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
3.1. i-iowever, the matter does not come to an end,<\/p>\n
because, while rejecting the bid offered on the date of auction<\/p>\n
viz., 271?’ July 2007, as per the decision <\/p>\n
respondents on 631 August 2007 that theAHCrovernrrxents.is’=i\u00a7eeVn ii<\/p>\n
to get more revenue by bringing the  <\/p>\n
for re–auction, it is in this *con_nectio.n, VWifit’PeVtiti..on<\/p>\n
No.11357\/2007 was filed by the __i_i:;i5’e.:r’rn.anent \u00abfe\u00e9idents of
\nHullahalli village, Nanjang1,id<–.;FaIui\u00a7, i.yi3isoi5eiAi3istrict in public<\/p>\n
interest that the impugned" 'sai1di'*q&t1:ai'2ty fatoiaosed. to be<\/p>\n
auctioned uiiider-.i,hvf6_v  notification dated 27:11 July
\n2007. as mentioned  Biockwl, measuring
\n3 acres inVSvy.I\\ioi['}.50  located within one Kilometer
\nradius gi\ufb01abini. iiiDam"and if the said sand quarry is<\/p>\n
auctioried"anid,_\u00abieaised'*.out, it would cause damage to the dam<\/p>\n
 the:.eii'orev,.iiri–:_ the above public interest litigation, the<\/p>\n
-jgfcititioners haxie prayed for issue of certiorari to quash the<\/p>\n
ii’-in1–pu–\u00a7;’1:ed ifpublic auction noti\ufb01cation issued by the first<\/p>\n
  ‘fespondent. 1″” “es
\n_ V’  . $4.5;\n<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
3.2. In support of their contention, the learned C.o’t1i1:*1<s_e}._<\/p>\n
for the petitioners brought to our notice the report <\/p>\n
Executive Engineer, Cauvery Neeravary. ._1\\IiganiiiV'\u00a3\\ii.yarnit_ha  it<\/p>\n
dated 5.5.2006 which reads as hereunder:  A <\/p>\n
"No.KA EMPUGNED: KANAV: }3HUiQiI_Ai"~.,Regard-ing no 5
\nreport: Hullahalli (vi11age}:O6–O7    ._  _
\n 91;\/5.5.2005<\/p>\n
V  C'\\f\ufb01C-'.3 of,t}1e"E}x\u00bbeci;.tive Engineer,
\nCauvery 'Neerauvary Nivgama Niyarnitha,
\n4 \u00a7(abini._Canals D–i'visi'o.ri, Nattgangud.
\nSenior Geo1ogist_VfPf;ine'rel.s) . U  V V
\nDepartment ofgtnirtes atid'..geo1ogy,"'*~. _ " _ "
\nKuvernpunagar,..Mysore. '  L' i' M<\/p>\n
Sli-b_]'f3'C\u00a7C2 Regvardtiing\u00bbVthtespqblic auction in respect of
\nminingoi' sand at'I(api.1_a"ri"ver bed at Hullahalli vil\u00e9age,
\nNanjai1.gudvTaltik.7.' '' V "\n<\/p>\n
Referencezi =  V
\n <{1}\u00bb_—Yottr office"'i'e'tter no.KA.HA:(}A BHU GI: BHUME
\n MAIV:tt4Ata.A: O5–O6:6959: DATED 15\/3\/2005.
\n"–t.(2*;._ott1-\u00ab.office Eetter NOKAHA: KANA\\\/:t3HUMA: No
\n t'mj.ec.tionV"c~irt-gaort: village Hullahalliz o5–oe:2oe: dated
\n*\u00bb?\/4\/2006;\n<\/p>\n
 (3}v.Letitt::r’ NDSAKALA: No.3, KANAHU V: 05-07: 73
\n” dated 29\/~71\u00bb\/()6 from Assistant Executive Engineer.<\/p>\n
_ V ‘Kiln respect to the above reference no (1) a request is<\/p>\n
_ znadesto send a report with regard to the mining of sand at<\/p>\n
 ‘  Httlahalli village, Kapila riverbed and to rnake the public
\n V’ atiction for mining of sand.\n<\/p>\n
As per the reference (2) it was requested to the
\nAssistant Executive Engineer No.3, Kabbini Canai Sub<\/p>\n
would damage Kabini dam and hence, we diree{V.. ‘thV\u00e9’.VA’
\nrespondents not to auction the said quarry in
\nS1.No.5 as referred to in the auction l\u00e9gili
\nJuly 2007 at Hullahaiii BIock–1,:KVN\u00e9njva\ufb01g’l,a:
\nAccordingiy, the Writ petition
\nHowever, no order as to cosvtsk \u00a2 V   ‘ V’
\nV’ \u00ab.     \/_
\n j %%~re[oh;eee\u00a3 Iusiice<\/p>\n
         sd\/.3<\/p>\n
Iudqg<\/p>\n
II1′(}\u20acXZ,Yt3S\/NO’ , _ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court H S Giriraj vs The Senior Geologist (Minerals) on 11 June, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE. DATED THIS THE 11″ DAY OF JUNE 2099 PRESENT THE HOINPBLE MR. P.D. DINAKARA1;Vv,&C}’\u00a71i’uF Jusric\ufb01i AND ‘ THE HON’BLE MR.JUsTIcEL:V{G.sAB1:AH:f19 vi WRIT PETITIC)i’\\J__No..-1’25–i.’Q\/2.Q\u00bb0_7 WRIT PETITION Nov.*1._i;3;\ufb02\/2_{)vO’7._’\u00a7f;G;jE\ufb02.fMM-S) (‘.C\u00a7:i\u00a71’.v%MM–S) In […]<\/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-98083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nH S Giriraj vs The Senior Geologist (Minerals) on 11 June, 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\/h-s-giriraj-vs-the-senior-geologist-minerals-on-11-june-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"H S Giriraj vs The Senior Geologist (Minerals) on 11 June, 2009 - 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