Kuruvila Mani v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/13TH SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 23430 of 2015 (C) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

--------------------- KURUVILLA MANI S/O. P.C. KURUVILLA PARAYIL HOUSE MANARCADU P.O., KOTTAYAM.

BY ADVS.SRI.S.RANJIT (KOTTAYAM) SRI.GOKUL DAS V.V.H.

RESPONDENT(S) :

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STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001.

2.

DISTRICT COLLECTOR COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686 001.

3.

DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686 001.

4.

SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE MANARCADU POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM - 686 001.

R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 23430 of 2015 (C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :

EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 15.10.2011 BEARING NUMBER H3-19040/09 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT GRANTING LICENSE TO THE PETITIONER.

EXT.P2 COPY OF THE RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER FOR SURRENDERING HIS PISTOL BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE KOTTAYAM RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

EXT.P4 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30.11.2010 IN CC NO. 193/2008 BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-III, KOTTAYAM.

EXT.P5 COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 9.6.2015 BEARING NUMBER D1/49086/2014K ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXT.P6 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 1.4.2013 IN WP(C) NO. 5884/2013 BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT.

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

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

===================== W.P.(C) No.23430 of 2015 - C ====================== Dated this the 4th day of August, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is a citizen of India and holder of a .25 bore Pistol bearing No. 243039. The licence was issued up to 15.10.2014. The petitioner approached the 2nd respondent by an 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 the application 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. v.

W.P.(C) No.23430 of 2015 - C Additional District Magistrate, Kasaragod and others [2015

(1) KHC 351], at any rate within three months from the date of production of the certified copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of.

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