é) $INGLE BEN£H IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION IC) NO;S a H 2‘OF 201 1 PETITIONER: o w}?Qiawe}; RESPONDENTS : W. Deepak Kumar Vibhute, S/o Late Shri G.N. Vibhute, aged about 50 years, Head Master, Government Middle School, R/o village Lagara, Post Mopka, District Bilaspur (CG). Versus 13f State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretaly, Department of Home, DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (CG). District Magistrate, Bilaspur (CG). Additional District Magistrate, Bilaspur (CG). Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur (CG). Station House Officer, Police Station Tarbahar, Bilaspur (CG). WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 3Q HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR Gowri (Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of india) Single Bench‘ : Hon’bie Shri Satish K Agnihotri, J. Present :- Shri D.R. Patei, Advocate for the petltioner. Shri Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate for the State. ORDER (Passed on this 30‘ day of September, 201 1) e Heard learned counsel for the parties, This is a petition to seek a direction to grant licence in favour of the petitioner in respect of Banduk (riffle) i.e. 12 bore single barel bearing No.941665 SBBL USA. Granting of arms licence is within the competence of District Magistrate and the District Magistrate has to consider several aspects of the matter while granting arms licence to a resident of the District, This Court should not exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction in directing the grant of licence or not. Grant of arms licence depends 'on several facts and situations while considering the application. Since the petitioner has already made a request for grant of licence in his favour, in respect of Banduk (riffle) i.e. 12 bore single barel bearing No.941665 SBBL USA, the same may be considered and decided by the concerned District Magistrate, in accordance with law and on its own merits. As an upshot, the writ petition is dismissed. ”My/ WRIT PETITION (C) NO.5942 OF 2011 PETITIONER Deepak Kumar Vibhute Versus RESPONDENTS State of Chhattisgarh & Others