High Court of KeralaWP(C)/20269/2015disposed of

K.A.Joseph v. The District Collector

2015-07-13Honourable Mr.Justice K.Vinod Chandran3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2015/22ND ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 20269 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

--------------------- K.A.JOSEPH KANDATHIL HOUSE, ANIKKADU P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 503.

BY ADV. SRI.G.BHAGAVAT SINGH RESPONDENT(S) :

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1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM-686 002.

2. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONERATE PUBLIC OFFICES BUILDING, MUSEUM JUNCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

R1 & R2 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT. C.K. SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 20269 of 2015 (G) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS :

------------------------------------- EXT. P1 :

COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED ON 11.12.2014 BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT WITH CHALAN.

EXT. P2 :

COPY OF THE LICENSE BOOK ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT. P3 :

COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DTD.23.12.2014 ISSUED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE, PALLIKKATHODU POLICE STATION.

EXT. P4 :

COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.35415/14 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DTD. 6.1.2015.

EXT. P5 :

COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ADM, KOTTAYAM, DTD. 11.2.2015.

EXT. P6 :

COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.5674/14 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DTD. 23.2.2015.

EXT. P7 :

COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 8.6.2015 IN APPEAL NO.LRA2-6960/2015.

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

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C) No. 20269 of 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of July, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner seeks a direction to consider the renewal of gun licence as per the remand order at Ext.P7. The remand order itself has been made on 08.06.2015, no mandamus will be issued at this point of time. This Court has considered the issue of renewal of Arms Licence and has held that mere recommendation of the District Police Chief should not regulate such issuance of licence, as has been held in Ganesh Prasad v Board of Revenue (LR) [2005 (2) KLT 645] and Chandran Nair C. v. Additional District Magistrate, Kasaragod and others [2015 (1) KHC 351], the copies of which will be produced before the authority. In such circumstance, the authority has to consider the same expeditiously in accordance with the aforesaid decisions. Writ petition is disposed of.

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