High Court of KeralaWP(C)/12884/2015disposed of

Tino James v. District Collector, Kottayam

2015-05-08Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF MAY 2015/18TH VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 12884 of 2015 (I) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- TINO JAMES, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.N.J. JAMES, NEERAKAL HOUSE, MUTTUCHIRA P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 613.

BY ADVS.SRI.A.P.SUBHASH, SRI.SUBIN.K.SAJAN.

RESPONDENT(S):

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1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 002.

2. ADDL. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 002.

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 002.

BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ROSE MICHAEL.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

rs.

WP(C).No. 12884 of 2015 (I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P-1:

TRUE COPY OF RENEWAL APPLICATION DATED 15.11.2010. EXT.P-2:

TRUE COPY OF RENEWAL APPLICATION DATED 12.06.2012. EXT.P-3:

REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF, KOTTAYAM DATED 19.06.2014. EXT.P-4:

REPORT OF THE TAHSILDAR VAIKOM DATED 20.09.2012. EXT.P-5:

TRUE COPY OF LIFE MEMBER IDENTITY CARD NO.328 OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED FROM KOTTAYAM RIFLE ASSOCIATION. EXT.P-6:

TRUE COPY OF ORDER HAVING NO.16109/F1/15/HOME DATED 09.03.2015 OF ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs.

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

========================= W.P.(C) No.12884 of 2015 ============================ Dated this the 8th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is holder of gun licence. He applied for renewal of the same.

2. In view of the pendency of renewal applications produced as Exts.P1 and P2, there shall be a direction to the concerned respondent to consider the same, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of two months. The learned counsel for the petitioner relies on the judgment of this Court reported in Muhammed Shafi v District Collector (2012(1) KLT

427) and Chandran Nair v Additional District Magistrate (2015

(1) KLT 41). Petitioner shall produce a copy of the aforesaid judgment for compliance. If any renewal is granted, the same shall be only with effect from the date of grant of renewal and not from the date of expiry.

Writ Petition disposed of.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE vdv