IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17392 of 2001 Between: Satish Kumar Reddy S/o Y.R.B.Seeha Reddy R/o Angallu Village, Kurubalakota (Mandal), Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Secretary Department of Home, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3 The Sub-Collector, Madamapally, Chittoor District. 4 The District Revenue Officer, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 5 Superintending of Police, Chittoor, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate Writ, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in rejecting application of the petitioner for grant of Arms Licence purporting on the ground that the Sub- Collector has not recommended as being arbitrary and illegal and violative of Art.14 and 20 (1) of the Constitution of India and equally the guidelines issused by this Hon'ble High Court and issue a direction to the respondents to grnt Arms Licence to the petitioner and issue such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.SAMSON BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.17392 of 2001 ORDER: The writ petition was listed for hearing on 21.11.2008. Since there was no representation for the petitioner, it was directed to be listed today for dismissal. On behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner, it is stated that the petitioner has since taken away the file and they have reported no instructions. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed on reporting no instructions by the counsel for the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 24.11.2008 Stp ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MN}