IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14488 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 16, 2010. Sukhdeep Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.S.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.H.S.Brar, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.H.S.Brar, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner applied for the grant of Arms Licence which can be granted only when the police authorities of the area recommend his case. The petitioner has placed on record the police verification report dated 4.1.2010 (Annexure P-3) which suggests that the S.H.O., Police Station, Makhu, made favourable recommendations on 21.11.2009 which C.W.P.No .14488 of 2010 2 were duly approved by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zira, District Ferozepur on 21.12.2009, however, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, refused to recommend the petitioner's case vide order dated 4.1.2010 without assigning any reason whatsoever. In my considered view, the cryptic and non-speaking order, like the one dated 4.1.2010 (Annexure P-3) passed by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, which adversely affects the petitioner's right to seek Arms Licence, cannot sustain in law. If there was any material available with the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur to justify not to recommend the petitioner's case for issuance of Arms Licence, the same ought to have been disclosed by him. Consequently, the writ petition is allowed; the impugned order dated 4.1.2010 (Annexure P-3) is set-aside and the Senior Superintendent of Police (respondent No.3) is directed to re-consider the petitioner's application for grant of Arms Licence and pass an appropriate speaking order thereupon within a period of 15 days from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. August 16, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE