High Court of KeralaWP(C)/22296/2015disposed of

Davis E.J. v. The District Collector

2015-08-07Honourable Mr.Justice K.Vinod Chandran3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/16TH SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 22296 of 2015 (J) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S) :

------------------------- DAVIS E.J., EDASSERY HOUSE, ANGADIKKADAVU ROAD, ANGAMALI P.O., ERNAKULAM- 683 572.

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

---------------------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM- 682 030.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 22296 of 2015 (J) ------------------------------------------ APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS :

---------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE LICENSE BOOK ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT BEARING NO.340/ALY.

EXHIBIT P2: COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF THE DEPOSIT OF PISTOL ISSUED BY T.JACOB & COMPANY DATED 23/04/2010.

EXHIBIT P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITH CHALAN RECEIPT DATED 24/04/2010.

EXHIBIT P4: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 10/05/2010 BEARING NO M3-25889/10 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P5: COPY OF THE CHALAN RECEIPT DATED 25/05/2010 ISSUED BY THE STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :

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K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C) No. 22296 of 2015 J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 07th day of August, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner seeks a direction to consider the renewal of gun licence as per Ext.P3. The renewal application is dated 24.04.2010. 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 in accordance with the aforesaid decisions, expeditiously, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of.

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