High Court of KeralaWP(C)/27864/2015disposed of

K.Sivanandan v. The District Collector, Palakkad

2015-10-20Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/28TH ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 27864 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

------------------ K. SIVANANDAN, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. KUTTIKRISHNAN PALANCHERYIKKALAMNENMENY P.O. KOLLAMKODE PALAKKADDISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.T.A.SHAJI (SR.) SRI.P.R.BANERJI SMT.NAMITHA JYOTHISH SRI.V.VINCENT DIDACOSE SRI.DARSAN SOMANATH RESPONDENTS :

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1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD PIN - 678 001.

2. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE PALAKKAD, PIN - 678 001.

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678 001.

4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN - 695 001.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BIJU MEENATOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 27864 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P-1: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 1.10.2009 RENEWING THE ARMS LICENCE OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P-2: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 9.1.2011 OF THE IST RESPONDENT EXT.P-3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 1.8.2013. EXT.P-4: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 20.1.2014 OF THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER.

EXT.P-5: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 26.6.2015 IN WPC 17999/15 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

EXT.P-6: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 22.8.2015 OF THE IST RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :

NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE bp

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

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JUDGMENT

The petitioner, aggrieved by denial of renewal of arms licence, has approached this Court. The reason stated in the impugned order is that the Government of India issued a circular prescribing new guidelines and made restrictions in granting arms licence. Therefore, arms licence cannot be granted.

This Court in several judgments held that refusal can only be in the light of Section 14 of the Arms Act. The circular cannot override the statutory provisions. In that view of the matter, the impugned order is set aside. There shall be a direction to the first respondent to renew the arms licence within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln