SRI V VENKATESHULU vs THE SECRETARY Advocate - DESAI SHARANABASAPPA VIRANNA — WP/13296/2022
Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 17th April 2026.
CNR: KAHC010297172022
Filing Number
WP/12569/2022
Filing Date
01-Jul-2022
Registration No
WP/13296/2022
Registration Date
04-Jul-2022
Judge
Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha
Coram
Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha
Bench Type
Division Bench
Category
WP ( 144 )
Sub-Category
MM_S-Mines/Minerals-State ( 42 )
Judicial Branch
Judicial Section
Decision Date
17-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--DISMISSED
Last updated 28-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.SRI V VENKATESHULU
Adv. BHAT GANAPATHI NARAYANA, ,
Respondent(s)
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1.THE SECRETARY Advocate - DESAI SHARANABASAPPA VIRANNA
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2.THE JOINT SECRETARY
Adv. DESAI SHARANABASAPPA VIRANNA
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3.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
Adv. GA
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4.THE SECRETARY II (MINES )
Adv. GA
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5.THE DIRECTOR (MINES )
Adv. GA
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6.THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST
Adv. GA
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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17-Apr-2026
Chief Justice,c.m. PoonachaView PDF
Case Summary: WP 13296/2022 - Sri V Venkateshulu vs. Government Officials The Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition, holding that the petitioner's mining lease (ML No. 2368) was ineligible for deemed extension under Section 8A of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015, due to non-compliance with lease conditions. The court found that the petitioner failed to resume mining operations for 9 years since April 2013 despite Supreme Court permission, did not submit a reclamation/rehabilitation plan, and did not pay required compensation, resulting in lease lapse. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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19-Jan-2026
Preliminary Hearing(ready In Notice)
Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha
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13-Jan-2026
Preliminary Hearing(ready In Notice)
Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha
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16-Oct-2025
Hearing - Interlocutory Appln
Chief Justice , C M Joshi
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11-Aug-2025
Hearing - Interlocutory Appln
Acting Chief Justice , C M Joshi
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09-Jun-2025
Hearing - Interlocutory Appln
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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04-Apr-2025
Hearing - Interlocutory Appln
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , M.i.arun
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05-Mar-2025
Preliminary Hearing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , M.i.arun
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09-Jan-2025
Furnshing Of Pf And Etc
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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25-Nov-2024
Orders-Non Filing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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21-Oct-2024
Preliminary Hearing
V Kameswar Rao , Rajesh Rai K
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18-Oct-2024
Preliminary Hearing
V Kameswar Rao , Rajesh Rai K
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30-Aug-2024
Preliminary Hearing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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23-Aug-2024
Preliminary Hearing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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21-Aug-2024
Orders-Non Filing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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06-Aug-2024
Preliminary Hearing - B Group
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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09-Jul-2024
Orders-Non Filing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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01-Jul-2024
Preliminary Hearing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , K. V. Aravind
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04-Jun-2024
Orders-Non Filing
N. V. Anjaria (Cj) , Krishna S Dixit
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06-Jul-2022
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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01-Jul-2022
Case filed
Registration No. WP/13296/2022
Case Summary: WP 13296/2022 - Sri V Venkateshulu vs. Government Officials The Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition, holding that the petitioner's mining lease (ML No. 2368) was ineligible for deemed extension under Section 8A of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015, due to non-compliance with lease conditions. The court found that the petitioner failed to resume mining operations for 9 years since April 2013 despite Supreme Court permission, did not submit a reclamation/rehabilitation plan, and did not pay required compensation, resulting in lease lapse. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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