High Court of KeralaWP(C)/18386/2015disposed of

T.C.Joseph v. The Commissioner Land Revenue

2015-06-25Honourable Mr.Justice K.Vinod Chandran4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/4TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 18386 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

--------------------- T.C.JOSEPH, S/O.CHACKO THAZHATHUMURIYIL HOUSE, KATTIKULAM P.O.

WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 670 646.

BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S) :

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1. THE COMMISSIONER (LAND REVENUE) REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001.

2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR (DISTRICT MAGISTRATE) COLLECTORATE, WAYANAD, PIN - 673 121

3. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE (ADM) KALPETTA, WAYANAD, PIN - 673 122.

4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE WAYANAD, PIN - 673 121.

R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

Mn ...2/-

WP(C).No. 18386 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS :

------------------------------------- EXT. P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE GUN LICENCE NO.802/NW DATED 07.02.1980.

EXT. P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 08.11.2013 FOR RENEWAL OF THE GUN LICENCE SUBMITTED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT. P2(a) - TRUE COPY OF CHALAN CERTIFICATE DATED 07.11.2013. EXT. P3 - TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT OF THE PETITIONER RECORDED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THIRUNELLY.

EXT. P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT NO.120/TDR/E2/14 DATED 05.11.2014. EXT. P5 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT NO.120/TDR/E2/12.

EXT. P6 - TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.TPY/52/2014 DATED 07.02.2014 FROM THE ASSISTANT WILD LIFE WARDEN.

EXT. P7 - TRUE COPY OF PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPORTED DECISION DATED 19.11.2014 REPORTED IN 2015 (I) KLT 41.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL -------------------------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

===================== W.P.(C) No.18386 of 2015 - W ====================== Dated this the 25th day of June, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner had filed an application for renewal of Arms licence, which had been originally issued in 1980. The petitioner had filed that application produced at Ext.P2 as early as in 2013. The petitioner contends that all the verification reports have been received and the 3rd respondent is dragging its feet without considering the application.

2. In such circumstance, the petitioner shall appear before the 3rd respondent on 08.07.2015, on which date, the petitioner shall be given a date of hearing within a period of one month and the application shall be considered and disposed of at any rate within a period of month from the date of hearing. The consideration of the application shall be in accordance with

W.P.(C) No.18386 of 2015 - W the binding precedent of this Court reported in Chandran Nair v. Additional District Magistrate [2015(1) KLT 41] and the petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the authority.

The writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE SB // true copy // P.A to Judge.