THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2250 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the prayer, which reads as under: “That this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to pass an order or direction particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the respondent is not legally entitled to withhold and keep the appeal submitted by the petitioner on 16.09.2010 against the cancellation of his Arms License No.326/Moghanpura by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, is unconstitutional as there is imminent threat to the life of the petitioner and the same is in contravention of provisions of Arms Act and Rules. Consequently, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to dispose of the appeal of the petitioner dated 16.09.2010 against the cancellation of his Arms License No.326/Moghanpura, by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, immediately and forthwith.” Petitioner was holding arms license. After considering the explanation submitted by him pursuant to issuance of show cause notice, the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, by recording detailed reasons, cancelled the arms license granted to him. As provided under the Scheme of the Arms Act, 1959 (for short ‘the Act’), there is a remedy of appeal under Section 18 of the Act against the orders of the Commissioner of Police. It is the case of the petitioner that as against the order of cancellation of his arms license, passed by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, he filed appeal as provided under Section 18 of the Act before the respondent Government on 16.09.2010. It is his grievance that the respondent/appellate authority is not moving in the matter to consider the appeal filed by him. When there is a remedy of appeal, as provided in the statute, there is no reason or justification for keeping such appeals pending for a longer time. When the appeal is preferred, the parties are entitled to seek consideration of it at the earliest possible time. As there is an endorsement of receipt of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 16.09.2010, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondent to consider such appeal as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needless to observe that the appeal is to be disposed of after notice to the petitioner by fixing a date of hearing. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 7th FEBRUARY, 2010. kvni