IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 1969 of 2006(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- K.M. VISWAMBHARAN, S/O. KUNJUPILLA CHERUVALLIVADAKKATHIL HOUSE, SOUTH MANKUZHY, PULLIKANAKU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.S.PRAKASH RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME (FI) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST. S.G. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.1969/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE DETENTION RECEIPT DT. 18.9.99 ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF AIR CUSTOMS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM 'A' UNDER RULE 51, SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DT. 24.9.99. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.45676/99/K.DIS PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT. 15.12.00. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.11026/31/2001 ARMS PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DT. 22.8.2001. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.46573/F1/2001 HOME DT. 9.4.02 FROM THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE APPLICATIION FOR ARMS LICENSE DT. 20.5.02 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN OP. 34913/02 DT. 5.12.02. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.N4 48987/01/K.DIS. PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT REJECTING EXT.P6 APPLICATION DT. 17.3.03. EXT.P9;- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT IN OP. NO.12586/2003 DT. 21.11.2003. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.K.DIS. 22629/05/N4(1) SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DT. NIL. EXT.P11:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR ARMS LICENSE DT. 20.5.2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER . EXT.P12:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D3-RC-1357/99/A, PASSED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DT. 8.6.04. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C).No. 1969 OF 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer: “i) To issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order declaring that the petitioner is entitled to get an arms license for the Beretta short gun 12 bore as per the direction of the 1st respondent as evidenced by Ext.P4.” There will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to take proper action on Ext.P11 application filed by the petitioner with notice to the petitioner, if not already taken within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ttb