CWP No. 17958 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CWP No. 17958 of 2011 Date of decision December 6, 2011 Akshay Sharma ....... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ........ Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Robin Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Kirti Singh, DAG., Haryana. **** K. Kannan, J (oral). CM No. 14992-93 of 2011 1. The petitioner's grievance is that the Arms license was not extended as sought for by him on the ground that he did not purchase the particular .32 Bore NPB revolver. The original license which was issued on 23.6.2008 required him to produce the gun within three years. It was not done. When he sought for an extension, it was rejected. The basis for such rejection was on instructions issued by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government to all the District Magistrates that the period specified under Rule 52 of the Arms rules shall not extend beyond a period of three years. The rule 52 itself does not spell out any particular period but it says that the Licensing Authority may require the particular arms to be produced within a specified period. This period is to be delimited by three years through the instructions. There is no challenge to the instructions, I cannot find the decision of the authority to be erroneous. The writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner seeks for CWP No. 17958 of 2011 2 liberty for challenging the instructions itself. The petitioner will be at liberty to make such a challenge, as he may be advised. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE December 6, 2011 archana