M/S. ORIENTAL SELECT GRANITE PVT.LTD. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of demand notices for granite excavation during a period when quarrying leases were deemed illegal. The Court reaffirmed the principles established in Karnataka Rare Earth & Anr. Vs. Senior Geologist, Department of Mines & Geology & Anr. [(2004) 2 SCC 783], holding that the petitioners were liable to pay for the granite excavated despite their claims of operating under High Court orders. The Court dismissed the petitions, confirming the demand notices were valid and enforceable under the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1969.