BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:09.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU Criminal Original Petition (MD) No.14391 of 2011 A.Kondavellai ... Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector/ District Magistrate, Madurai District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Madurai District. ... Respondent/complainant This petition is preferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C to direct the respondents to provide Arms licence under Rule 3(5) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995 and to direct the respondents to provide police security guard with arms to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 27.06.2011. For Petitioner :Mr.R.Alugumani For Respondent :Mr.P.Kannidevan Govt. Advocate(Crl.Side) ORDER Seeking a direction to the respondents to provide Arms licence under Rule 3(5) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995, the petitioner has come up with this petition. 2.In my considered view, the said provision only enables the petitioner to approach the authority for licence and it insists upon the duty of the authority to provide such licence. But licence is not provided under the said rule and it is provided under the relevant rules of the Arms Act. Issuance of licence is governed by appropriate rules, under which there is a lengthy procedure to be followed by the authority. Further, it is made clear that making an application under Rule 3(5) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995 will not serve the purpose. Therefore, no direction as prayed for could be granted. 3.With the above observation, this petition is dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The District Collector/District Magistrate, Madurai District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Madurai District. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1 CC to Mr.R.Alagumani, Advocate, SR.No.38715 vs Crl.O.P.(md).No.14391 of 2011 09.11.2011 TR : 29.11.2011 : 1p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/