Karnataka High Court
C S Chandrakanth vs Deputy Conservator Of Forests on 25 June, 2009
Author: V.G.Sabhahit
Bench: V.G.Sabhahit
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2. The appellant .
under Artichs 226 and zzkéguho ca roctrnin the with than fiuafrvirtfi acfivitv averred in the pehfion duct quarrying lease dated measuring 9.16 mesa; sg&&éa§:gk§:s%%9#§§ag§;% %k;:I-akiabaszapur muk, Kolar Distfigt. --. of fivs wars from the dais:
of thfi was granmd afar ahtaining pan§{if:iisior:.V ftanjj Dapartmant as also from the Deputy Commissioner. It is the further case of ._ thg he has bun quarrying banding stones ifi'*tl'taT: hféfiesaid land from the date of the lease and in AA trrgiofiafo mm tho rmchimrios, M has me taken on ma 'V "".. !.'hi adjaeont bud in 31;. No.15? of Kanavanarayunpura " * \riliann, Mandi Hobli, maturing 83'! extent of 01 Acre as Guntas belonging to one Hanumanthappa as Mr the lease dad damd 64.61.2006. Re has insmflad machinaries in \>» 5 V0boVtnW'WD'flVt 2- war» mmwmnmmfimkwfi wwmwaw '9~.a'nJ9%J$'flil,_. ¥\4NW\E"€|.#"'€aHfJE"%!'W'& Wzwm Mhfiwfifi WV fiW%fi§WfiKMNM WEE??? flufifiififlfi WK" %'%.fl§%IF"l#JP"hB%.W$, WQWW Kakfikflfififi 54%?" flflkflifififififififl NEW" mwwwms ths said land balancing to Hanumanmap9_d.«.: ' -- _ Tha authorities cf um Form: Daparbment have 4_ machineries aim on 1O.19.2OO2»«a:=¢3A pefitioner from quarrying an .
laced lands and ttzeroforfl. vffit 318 following miefn: .
"'(i) Iglusug a Wit' ':'3£':'Z'::rr§§'I£1¢t'5I:V!'i'.5\¥ss.':'j'L,g_§*~&§]'aini:1g 61¢ with the Eiiézg iietimner in land in 53!. now at Vsu.mha:;a%yi:rpq§;%cn:sdmba:mpur Taluk, Kouar in é:¢'c§ffi§¥scfs with the quarrying In A No.61: stand 25.09.2005 and dularo the '¢":i'-thgflrst mmndent in seizing the rfiasfiimrhs as iilegal;
a writ af mandamus directing the 2 ,. rispondont no return the stud 'muchinarbi and vehicles and conswumdy dcclari flu said action of seizure as illoaal; and \J'
4. Learned single Judge afar consid§ri::g:"~l;hn canbantions of the learned counsel for 4_ the laamed Addimnal Govemmant finén. rupondanhs by order dam 30. itijfe . land land in favour of under tam um dam fdr'~tha_.§:urpouo of quarrying hufidlng as ' ruwrvcd fdrest' and_f%n_ of Forest an acfivity, which is an non-fomtiVnctJ§iity::"::E:;g_|d" in the forest area without olslgnlnltld under Section 2 of an Act. Rsgaminc egullm: and vahlclos cm, of __.l:hvI pafiédoaer land in quastim by the single Judge has obaewad that since a rm by the: petiltionar bafore file dvtmrbdicfi fildfifigmmm, it was open he ti-Ia petlfioner to ccnnmmod Court for mamas of that sums:
accordance with but. Further, we loarnod awmmwwn-mum WW-tn qwmmiwtmmmwwm I mwrw "l3:uW¢FW44W§"5»9y_.WInVWW urmmmmmttmmmwl WKWW MWWWQ WW wwamwmwmfiam mfiwm MWWKE WE" mmmwmammm 'H"KN.;'.W"fi- mwwmwl WW5" ¥'l,fi'%E'%l5"[email protected]%'&E'% i?"5!W.fi?$'"§ mwwma ' . . _ has paw mu following Ordcr:-
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min; adgrama by the above aroma mm mm tm writ yctitionor has praforrw min writ There is a dam; of 144 days in filing an appeal. w. No.31?1[200'9 3 filed for condonamn of the said \/' Jt<'ml£3¥éfl WWW...» W wu-wmammwwwwm WWW mwwmk kw" mmmmmaamm. wmm mmamfi' W? mmmmfimfl WW3"? aw-mm and than is no msrit in the writ apnea! and an arm}:
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8. We have givan careful contentions of ths burned couna§£'--.: §ppcaAfing.
pariah and scrufinhod the nuhmfia!
9. The that an extent of 9.15 VV¢V:»vf"'.'V'V:;uddahahl1i village, band in favour :3!' than appniiaint - {ha nnpondcnts undcr me have for a mrioci of five years £9;j_t§Iu xof banding sienna. Thu appctiant vlfiagv 01 Acre M Guntas cf iand in Sy.
vflo.i"£?".eEAKh§€v§n#?§yanapura viitage, which is sad to be Qfijaaunftq land and the said land was ma for ...wm.»:amuu Mw ._§Il£hiflIf¥. The mauma! on racord would further 'fiatjflwcru is a notificufion hence! by the Govumrmnl:
section 4 of em Karmm Fem: Act dam 2195.199: (Annexune ' 8.1' an the writ paetifiors) daclaring tha land head in favaur ad' the appellant as a ' rmrvad \/'> w...u...._A gm awrmnawrmnranufl «mum mwwna wr mmmmmammm &"'W%'W'"'i mwwm Mr mnmmmfimm WEWW mmum my fimmmmwm WWW warm"
.41- forest' and whoroforc. in View of the provisions' 2 of the Act, no mining activity couid m carried ir1?.'_i;!'r&v.
rm-at am, without ohtainim: garécr .4433 Central Govamnnnt under cif quutior: of fencing thc activity in favour of, If.hI n9.¢€§3i\ant~»..;jid.'fiatr.ar§o, without prior appmrval of d3§""C§§fi-traiv Lsamod singio Judge has fiappellant - writ pefifiomggg action under Mt, 1%3, and has tutu acfion in accordance with tau, appoliant in that roam"! and E9 pnés order after qranfing maaonabh Ewe appeiiant herein to put Fara: his case. ~. single Judge has righfly ohsarved that 85¢ avr§:'!.e'r"'dated 36.11.2007 should not be conceited as * pgrrnifting mo appellant - writ petitioner to quarry the _ "-Jbuiidktg atoms in the land includod in the have dad dam! ' " Tza.o9.2oo5 sanding diagonal of that prucauding before :33:
csompeuent auflzcrity. Thenefona, having ragard en: the above said" naturist on award, the order paged by the k.>.>
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Io-nmud situate Judge is justified and do» no};
any error or Hlegatity as no can far inherfemhiea of writ jurisdiction of this courtuams 22% at the Constimtion of India. "
more is no» merit in ark fo'I;iowir§/g Order: -
The W:fé2V'aR__.ppe}fa"l"i:s' Writ Appeal is us consider the appli¢nt.i¢¢'*V.f:a-fV'1--:Edelay in filing the Writ SC}/1' .$ Chief justice sd/--
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