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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2013 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. K. SREEDHAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER WRIT PETITION No.2091/2010 (GM-MM-S-PIL) BETWEEN : 1. Dhanyakumar Maruti Managuthi Age: 32 Years Occ: Member Gram Panchayat Kudachi R/o. Kudachi Village Tq: Rayabagh, Dist: Belgaum 2. Shriman Srikant Naik Age: 40 Years Occ: Member Gram Panchayat Kudachi R/o. Kudachi Village Tq: Rayabagh, Dist: Belgaum 3. Mumtaz Marut Age: 48 Years Occ: Social Worker R/o. Kudachi Village Tq: Rayabagh, Dist: Belgaum 4. Sukamar Ramu Kusanale Age: 38 Years Occ: Social Worker R/o. Kudachi Village 2 Tq: Rayabagh, Dist: Belgaum 5. Nijamudin Kaleelahnad Palegar Age: 40 Years Occ: Social Worker R/o. Kudachi Village Tq: Rayabagh Dist: Belgaum ... PETITIONERS (By Sri. Rajendra C. Desai, Adv.) AND : 1. The Deputy Commissioner Belgaum Dist: Belgaum 2. Assistant Commissioner Belgaum Dist: Belgaum 3. The Superintendent of Police Belgaum Dist: Belgaum 4. Assistant Director Mining and Geological Department, Plot No.68 Sangmeshwara Nagar Belgaum 590 010 5. Subhash S/o. Mahaveer Durgannavar Aged bout 40 years Occ: Sand Business R/o Mahiswadi Village Athani Taluk Belgaum District 3 6. Jinappa Patil S/o. Srimanth Patil Aged about 54 years At Po. Tirth Occ: Sand Business Athani Taluk Belgaum District 7. Suresh Thakade S/o. Devappa Aged about 42 years At Po. Shedshal Shirol Taluk Kolhapur District Maharashtra State 8. Annasab Mirji S/o. Babasab Mirje Aged about 38 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Vikrampur Athani Taluk Belgaum District 9. Kishore Bhosale S/o. Raja Rao Aged about 37 years R/o. Ugar Khurd Occ: Sand Business Athani Taluk Belgaum District 10. Prem Kumar Baloji S/o. Adappa Aged about 49 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Kudachi Raibagh Taluk 4 Belgaum District 11. Kalagaouda Patil S/o. Bujagouda Patil Aged about 42 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Ugar Budruk Athani Taluk Belgaum District 12. Anil Vadeyar S/o. Shivamurthy Aged about 36 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Yelparatti Raibagh Taluk Belgaum District 13. Ashok Awakkanawar S/o. Rrachappa Aged about 51 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Shegunishi Athani Taluk Belgaum District 14. Sunil Patil S/o. Basgouda Patil Aged about 32 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Khemalapur Raibagh Taluk Belgaum District 15. Rajendra Patil S/o. Bhimagouda Patil Aged about 39 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Gundawad 5 Raibagh Taluk Belgaum District 16. Lakshman Yadur S/o. Bhimappa Yadur Aged about 60 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Junjarwad Athani Taluk Belgaum District 17. Tamanna Naganur S/o. Babu Naganur Aged about 55 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Harugeri Raibagh Taluk Belgaum District 18. Shiddagouda Kage S/o. Ala Gouda Kage Aged about 46 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Ugar Khured Athani Taluk Belgaum District 19. Annasab Naik S/o. Rajkumar Naik Aged about 31 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Darur Athani Taluk Belgaum District 20. Ashok Kakanaki S/o. Ramappa Kakanaki Aged about 45 years Occ: Sand Business 6 R/o. Krishna Kittur Athani Taluk Belgaum District 21. Anil Patil S/o. Vittal Patil Aged about 42 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Chandur Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 22. Sharath S/o. Babu Rao Patil Aged about 40 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Chandur Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 23. Yavaraj Eshwar Patil Aged about 35 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Chandur Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 24. Shakar Basagouda Patil Aged about 50 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Nadi Ingala Athani Taluk Belgaum District 25. Dayananda Mahadeva Minche Aged about 31 years 7 Occ: Sand Business R/o. Jugal Athani Taluk Belgaum District 26. Chandrakath S/o. Shankar Ambi Aged about 35 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Manjari Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 27. Subash S/o. Balasab Athani Aged about 27 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Molwad Athani Taluk Belgaum District 28. Zakeer S/o. Baba Sab Aged about 43 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Nagatana Palus Taluk Sangi District Maharastra State 29. Parushuram Appasab Naik Aged about 48 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Krishna Kittur Athani Taluk Belgaum District 8 30. Arun S/o. Maruthi Minche Aged about 30 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Shapur Athani Taluk Belgaum District 31. Anna S/o. Dattu Saimanthe Aged about 48 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Kasabe Digaraj Minaj Taluk Sangli District Maharastra State 32. Hemanth C S/o. C. Kulkarni Aged about 48 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Malwad Athani Taluk Belgaum District 33. Gadi Gulappa S/o. S. Guddapur Aged about 46 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Adalahatti Athani Taluk Belgaum District 34. Santhosh S/o. Kallappa Savadkar Aged about 35 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Athani Athani Taluk 9 Belgaum District 35. Basavaraju S/o. Shivalingappa Aged about 46 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Nagathan Bijapur Taluk and District 36. Annasab S/o. Nemanna Alathagi Aged about 45 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Ingali Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 37. Narayana S/o. Balakrishna Dabade Aged about 41 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Ingali Chikkodi Taluk Belgaum District 38. Annasab S/o. A. Pawar Aged about 45 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Ingali Chikikodi Taluk Belgaum District 39. Ravindra S/o. Shankar Miraj Aged about 40 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Kakola Chikkodi Taluk 10 Belgaum District 40. Prakash S/o. Gayakawada Aged about 50 years Occ: Sand Business R/o. Navalihal Athani Taluk Belgaum District ... RESPONDENTS (By Sri. D. Vijayakumar, GA for R-1 to R-4 Sri. Aravind H., Adv. for R-5 to R-40 Sri. Vardhaman V. Gunjal, Adv. for R-10, R-11 R-14, R-15, R-20, R-25 to R-27, R-29 R-33, R-36, R-37 and R-38) This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to direct respondent No.2 to stop the mining operations carried on in the Krishna River Basin and etc. This writ petition coming on for Hearing this day, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE made the following: ORDER K. SREEDHAR RAO, Ag.CJ., (Oral) The petitioners have sought for the following reliefs: “ a) Issue a writ of mandamus thereby directing respondent No.2 herein to stop the mining operations carried on in he Krishna River Basin 11 and also to direct him not to issue any order thereby permitting the bidders of the auction to carry on the mining operations. b) Issue any other order/s or relief/s as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice.” 2. The Government Advocate has filed objections and submits that the reliefs sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous, in view of the sand policy which is effective from 31.3.2011, whereunder, no contract is given to private parties for sand quarrying. 3. In view of the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- AG. CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE. Cs/- .