Karnataka High Court
H S Phalaksha Murthy vs The State Of Karnatka on 27 August, 2009
Author: V.G.Sabhahit
Bench: V.G.Sabhahit
IN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT 3ANGA.AL§oli§Ef - DATED THIS THE 27"' DAY or-' AQGQST, 2oo§§i[ 4 PRESENT 1' p«" F'_" A THE HON'Bi.E MR. 9.1:. £3INAKM§AN, Cl.-_|"I'EF THE HOWBLE MR.j:u=sT1c'E'{(.fe; j4sK3HAH1T""
wag: :>ET1T;gN NQ§, gszfsg. ¥V2S-4§:§z;_.o+o%9;;_:§_r¢- MM-§) Between :
H.S. Phalaksha Mur?hy.::
S/o Late H.K. ShE.vafEf3~Qa'p§3--a,_ _ Age: 47 years,' " 7'; ' Occ: Contractor, _ # I, 2"" Maén, B..D.A. LayoL':t,"~.V Pattegarapalya, ' Bangalore-79 ~ L ' ...Pet§t§oner (By Sri V'i§ay___I_§u:nar A Patil, Advocate) Arid; E " ' :. The'Sta"te.of'':{é~Knatfé'i<é . E Rep. by its Secfetasy Depa:tment..__of Méiaes & Geology, 4M..S. BuEld3ng,2;Bangaiore»1.
.1 DEI*er:utorVof Mines and Geoiogy, ...13Vanga%|ore -- 560 001.
'--KhanEja_ Bhavan, Rjace'«Course Road, 5
(d) In cases covered by paras (b) and (C) Department cannot recover or deduct any royaltyf . A4 from the bills of the contractor and if so deduchteclyl V" D the Department will be bound... to refund' '_ V amount so deducted or collected to the contractor." V
(e) Subject to the above, collection of_vroyalty,»b:y'uthe.
Department or refund thereorby the*..pepartmé.nt will be governed bythe terms contract.
(f) Nothing stated abo»-'ed-sh-allffbe ."'con..strued as a direction for refund... regarde to'.an'yl_'bartlcular contract. ?7'1e"_'Dep;artn1erit orllauthohrlty concerned shall dee:lded1:Aln.'ea'ch: case, whether royalty is to -be deducteq,~i¢};»'A:lf ar2'y'«.V'royalty"l--is 'already deducted, berefuvndedyhkeeplng in View the above of the contract."
3. said.'de':E.s_E_Qn has been upheld by the Division Behrchl 'this,gou'rtl"E'i1..'the case of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 7"~v_c)F DE15A.szTM'?E'r§.r'o::."ow MINES AND GEOLOGY v. M. in Writ Appeal No. 830 of 2006 disposed of , on'2'5F%' 'septenflber, 2005.
64. Fofiowing the judgmeratof this Court rendered'ji"n--~ Appeak No.83O of 2006 disposed of on 25"' Septer-14ibeps,:ée:2.5O'S.'_"':A"
these petitions are disposed of in simiEar_;ter.rns.
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