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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/1327/2025

Mahender Singh v. State Of NCT Of Delhi Through Joint Commissioner Of Police Licensing Unit Delhi Pol

2025-03-24Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Sachin Datta2 pages

$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1327/2025 MAHENDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

None.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH JOINTCOMMISSIONER OF POLICE LICENSING UNIT DELHI POLICE & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms.

Abha Malhotra, Sr.

Panel Counsel along with Insp. Anil Kumar and ASI Rahul from Licensing Department.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

O R D E R

% 24.03.2025 1.

None appears for the petitioner.

2.

The present petition assails the order dated 14.02.2024 passed by the Lt. Governor of Delhi (Appellate Authority) in an appeal bearing Case No.42/2022 against the order dated 23.12.2021 passed by the Joint Commissioner of Police (Licensing Authority) and seeks that the concerned Licensing Authority be directed to grant an arms license to the petitioner. 3.

Learned counsel for the respondents submits that although the application by the petitioner for grant of an arms license, was for the purpose of "self protection"; in the present petition, the grant of arms license is sought on the basis that the same is required by the petitioner for the purpose of pursuing his profession of 'security guard'. It is thus, emphasised that the stand of the petitioner has been inconsistent, besides being otherwise The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/04/2025 at 14:40:47

untenable.

4.

Attention is also drawn to an order dated 11.05.2016 passed in LPA 295/2016, wherein, it has been held by the Division Bench of this Court that there is no warrant to interfere in a case where both the Licensing Authority and the Appellate Authority have concurrently taken a view that the petitioner was not entitled to an arms license. 5.

In the aforesaid circumstances, and considering that there is no appearance on behalf of the petitioner, the present petition is dismissed in default for non-prosecution.

SACHIN DATTA, J MARCH 24, 2025/r The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/04/2025 at 14:40:47