-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 18 TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2013 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.K.SREEDHAR RAO, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V.NAGARATHNA W.P.Nos.2841-2894/2013 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN : 1.M/S PADMAVATHI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, REDDY COLONY SARSWAHTIPUR DHARWAD, TQ AND DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SMT MEENAKSHI R LAKKANNAVAR. 2.M/S. SHRI SAI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, ARALIKATTI VILLAGE TALUK HUBLI, AND DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI GURURAJ R DODDAMANI. 3.M,/S. KARTIK INDUSTRIES, ARALIKATTI VILLAGE HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI RAJASHEKHARGOUDA S PATIL. 4.M/S. SHIVAGANGA STONE CRUSHER, LINGANAKOPPA VILLAGE TQ: KALAGATAGI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI SANGANAGOUDA R RUDRAGOUDA RAMANAGOUDAR. 5.M/S. VINAYAKA S JADHAV STONE -: 2 :- CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, MANDHIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI V S JADHAV. 6.M/S. VENKATESH STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES MANDHIHAL VILLAGE, TALUK DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PARTNER SRI DILIP MAHADEV RAO MOHITE 7.M/S. CHANNABASAVESHWARA STONE CRUSHING UNIT AMMINABAVI VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI UMESH V KURAHATTI 8.M/S. SHRI CHANABASAVESHWAR STONE CRUSHING UNIT CHANDANMATTI VILLAGE AMMINABHAVI TQ AND DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SIDDAPPA S BIJAGUPPI 9.M/S. MANJUNATH KAVERI STONE CRUSHER MANDIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PRORPEITOR SRI KASHAPPA NAGAPPA HIREMANI 10.M/S. CHOUDESHWARI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, MANDHIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD -580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI MANJUNATH WADDAR -: 3 :- 11.M/S. SRI RENUKADEVI STONE CRUSHER CHANDANMATI VILLAGE TQ DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI NINGAPPA Y CHAWAN 12.M/S. SRI NANDI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES SHANTHI NIKETAN NAGAR MANDIHAL VILLAGE, TQ DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI AJITH C SANIKOPPA 13.M/S. NANDI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES MANDIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI C G SANIKOPPA 14.M/S. PATRAVALI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES MANDIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SANDEEP J 15.M/S. B.D. MASUR STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, CHANDAMMATTI VILLAGE AMINABHAVI POST TQ AND DIST DHARWAD-580 001, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI B D MASUR 16.M/S. ANAND MINING INDUSTRIES MANDIHAL VILLAGE TALUK AND DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI K T PATIL 17.M/S. VIJAYLAXMI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, CHAVANGUDDA TALUK HUBLI -: 4 :- DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT VIJAYALAXMI Y MORBAD 18.M/S. SHRI BASAVESHWARA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, BOMMASAMUDRA VILLAGE, TALUK HUBLI, DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SANJEEVA S SANIKOP 19.M/S. PRITHA ENTERPRISES MANDIHAL VILLAGE TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI VEERAPPA S TALU 20.M/S. SRI RAGHAVENDRA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, MANDIHAL VILLAGE, TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI VIJAY M 21.M/S. MALLIKARJUNA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES MANDIHAL VILLAGE, TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI KASHINATH B SANIKOP 22.SRI S I CHICKANAGOUDAR ADARAGUNCHI VILLAGE, TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI MALLANGOUDA I CHIKKANGOUDAR 23.M/S. SHRI SIDDAROODHA STONE CRUSHER MANDIHAL TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR -: 5 :- SRI S L ANGADI 24.M/S. SHIVANAND STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES CHAVARGUDDA VILLAGE HUBLI TALUK HUBLI TQ DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI S G YADAVANNAVAR 25.M/S. KANDUR ENTERPRISES (STONE CRUSHER) MANDIHALL VILLAGE, TALUK DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI K RAJESH AITHAL 26.M/S. GAJANAN STONE CRUSHER MANDIHALL VILLAGE, TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI L RAJAREDDY 27.M/S. RENUKACHARYA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES GANGADHAR NAGAR NOOLVI VILLAGE TQ HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHANKARGOUDA N PATIL 28.M/S. SRI SHAKTHI STONE CRUSHER SHERWAD VILLAGE TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI PARAMESHWAR G SHIRKOL 29.M/S. GYATRI STONE CRUSHER SHERWAD VILLAGE TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI S ABHIJIT -: 6 :- 30.M/S. LAXMI STONE CRUSHER NOOLVI VILLAGE TALUK HUBLI DIS DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHANKARGOUDAR S VEERANAGOUDAR 31.M/S. SHRI SAI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES SHERWAD VILLAGE TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD--580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHVIANAND S ULLEGADDI 32.M/S. MARUTHI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY ADARGUNCHI VILLAGE, TALUK HUBLI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT GEETA VISHWANATH KAMPLI 33.M/S. GURUDTTA STONE CRUSHER MUTTIGE VILLAGE TALUK KALAGATAGI DIST DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI V V HITTALKAR 34.M/S. PRASHANTH STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, BOMMASAMUDRA CHABBI VILLAGE TQ: HUBLI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI ASHOK S. MALLANNAVAR 35.M/S. KALYAN STONE CRUSHER YEMMATTI VILLAGE, TQ: KALGATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI Y.B. KANTEPPAGOUDAR 36.M/S. RENUKA GRADED METAL INDUSTRIES -: 7 :- YEMMATTI VILLAGE TQ: KALGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHIVANAND S GAMANAGATTI 37.M/S. VINAYAKA STONE CRUSHER GAMBAPUR TQ: KALGATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI C.I. BABAJI 38.M/S. RENUKA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY YEMMETTI GUDIHAL POST TQ: KALGATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI Y.H. KENCHAKKANAVAR 39.M/S. KALINATHESHWAR STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, MUTTAGI VILLAGE TQ: KALGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI N.I. SHETTY 40.M/S. S.N. NAYAK & SONS (STONE INDUSTR) HOT MIXING PLANT TQ: KALGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI ASHIS S. NAYAK 41.M/S. KALMESHWAR STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY, ADARGUNCHI VILLAGE TQ: HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI G.C. PATIL 42.M/S. LAXMI STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES -: 8 :- LAXMINIVAS ADYAPAKKANAGAR TQ: HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI RAMESH C. HAKANI 43.M/S. BALALEELA SANGAMESHWARA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY, LINGANAKOPPA VILLAGE TQ: KALAGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHIVALINGAYYA M. HIREMATH 44.M/S. HBLIN STONE CRSHING INDUSTRIES LINGANAKOPPA VILLAGE TQ: KALAGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI HIMATH PREMJI PATEL 45.M/S. PAWAR STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES LINGANAKOPPA VILLAGE TQ: KALAGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI HANUMANTH T. PAWAR 46.M/S. VEERABHADRESHWARA STONE CRUSHER MUTTAGI VILLAGE TQ: KALAGHATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI JAGADISH B. WALI 47.M/S. DURGA STONE CRUSHER MUTTAGI VILLAGE TQ: KALGATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI MANUMANTHAPPA B. MYAGER 48.M/S. SHRI ANNADANESHWAR STONE CRUSHER -: 9 :- KADANAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: KALAGATAGI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHANMUKAPPA M. DANAPPANAVAR 49.M/S. MAILARALING STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, ADARGUNCHI VILLAGE, TQ: HUBLI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI Y.M. BHARMAGOUDAR 50.M/S. M.M. DHARWAD STONE CRUSHER UGGINKERI VILLAGE TQ: KALAGATGI DIST: DHARWAD BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI M.M. DHARWAD-580 001 51.M/S. NAIDU STONE CRUSHER (FORMERLY M/S. ROSHAN STONE CRUSHER) KADABAGATTI VILLAGE DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI SHIVAYOGI M.KOTI 52.SRI SYED IRFAN INAMDAR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AVATAR SINGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PVT. LTD., AGADI CROSS HUBLI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI S.I. INAMDAR 53.M/S. SRI BALAJI STONE INDUSTRIES ANCHATAGERI VILLAGE TQ: HUBLI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI M.V. GIRADDI 54.M/S. SRI RENUKA STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRIES, CHAVARGUDDA VILLAGE -: 10 :- TQ: HUBLI DIST: DHARWAD-580 001 BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI HANUMANTHAPPA Y SOMANAKOPPA ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI : HANUMANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, ADV.) AND: 1.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, KANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001, BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2.THE KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, PARISARA BHAVAN 4TH AND 5TH FLOOR, NO.49, CHURCH STREET, BANGALORE-560 001, BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3.THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD DISTRICT DHARWAD-580 001. 4.THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DHARWAD. DIST: DHARWAD-580 001. 5.THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY, HUBLI-580 001. 6.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY, DHARWAD RURAL DIVISION, VIDHYAGERI DHARWAD, DIST: DHARWAD-580 001. 7.THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY, -: 11 :- DHARWAD RURAL DIVISION, VIDHYAGERI DHARWAD, DIST: DHARWAD-580 001. 8.THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HUBLI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY, HUBLI RURAL DIVISION, HUBLI, DIST: DHARWAD. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: R.G.KOLLE, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4, SRI.GURURAJ JOSHI, ADV. FOR R2, SRI.N.K.GUPTA, ADV. F OR R5 TO R8) ***** THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER ALL DATED 3.9.2012 AND 3.3.2011 VIDE ANNEXURES-B TO B53 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, NAGARATHNA J., MADE THE FOLLOWING: O R D E R NAGARATHNA J., Sri R.G.Kolle, learned AGA accepts notice on behalf of Respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4. Sri Gururaj Joshi, learned Advocate accepts notice for Respondent No.2 and Sri -: 12 :- N.Krishnananda Gupta, learned Advocate accepts notice for Respondent Nos.5 to 8. 2. In these writ petitions, the petitioners have assailed the orders dated 03/09/2012 and 03/03/2011, passed by the respondent No.2 [Annexures “B to B53”]. 3. We have heard the learned counsel on both sides. They state in unison that these writ petitions could be disposed of in terms of the orders dated 21/11/2012 passed in W.P.No.41069/2012 and W.P.Nos.41515- 528/2012. The submission of the learned counsel is placed on record. The order dated 21/11/2012 reads as under:- “In the present case, by Gazette Notification dated 14.8.2012 safer zones in Haveri had been duly notified to the public.