High Court of KeralaWP(C)/20605/2015disposed of

John Joseph v. The District Magistrate And District Collector

2015-07-10Honourable Mr.Justice K.Vinod Chandran4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY 2015/19TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 20605 of 2015 (A) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------------- JOHN JOSEPH, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.VARKEY OUSEP, THOTTIYIL HOUSE, KADAVUR P.O.POTHANIKKADU, ERNAKULAM 686 671.

BY ADVS.SRI.R.SANJITH SMT.C.S.SINDHU KRISHNAH RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM 682 030.

2. THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, KOCHI CITY, ERNAKULAM 682 001.

3. THE TAHASILDAR, KANAYANNUR, ERNAKULAM - 682 011.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.K.SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 20605 of 2015 (A) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 25/11/2014 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER FOR RENEWAL OF ARMS LICENSE P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 10/12/13 ISSUED BY THE R1 P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER DATED 25/6/15 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P(C). No.20605 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of July, 2015.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is a citizen of India and holder of a 12 bore DBBL gun under the Arms Licence number 148/KLM. The licence was issued up to 31.11.2014. The petitioner approached the first respondent by filing Ext.P2 application for renewal of the licence in time, also remitting the requisite fee, but the same has not yet been considered so far. The prayer is to cause the same to be considered within a reasonable time.

2. In such circumstances, if Ext.P2 is received in original, the same shall be considered, after calling for a report from the District Police Chief and after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The consideration shall be in the light of the decisions reported in Ganesh Prasad v Board of Revenue (LR) [2005 (2) KLT 645] and Chandran Nair C.

W.P(C). No.20605 of 2015 v. Additional District Magistrate, Kasaragod and others [2015 (1) KHC 351], at any rate within two months from the date of production of the certified copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE sp