HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4809 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.03.2011 **** Malkiat Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. RP Dhir, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, learned DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their counter-reply, at this stage. (2). The petitioner having been convicted under Section 307/506 IPC for causing murderous assault with the licensed weapon that the District Magistrate, Jalandhar declined to renew his arms license. The aggrieved petitioner went in appeal under the Arms Act, 1956 but his appeal has been dismissed by the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar after observing that the order passed by the Lower Court is speaking one and - 2 – does not suffer from any perversity or illegality. The order passed by the Appellate Authority though indicates reasonable application of mind yet it would have been in the fitness of things if the Appellate Authority would have supported the same with reasons after meeting the contentions, if any, raised by the petitioner. (3). The appellate order dated 17.01.2011 (Annexure P2) is accordingly set aside and the matter is remitted to the Appellate Authority for afresh decision in accordance with law. The Appellate Authority shall decide the appeal preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 17.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge