IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2011 / 2ND JYAIHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13079 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUNNY PAUL P., S/O. PAULOSE, AGED 60, PULINATT HOUSE, KUZHOOR KARA, IRAPURAM VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. JOSEPH GEORGE RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 030. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P. N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 13079 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 23rd day of May , 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers : i. declare that the petitioner is entitled to get his gun licence No. 653/KND “renewed” as per his application vide Exhibit P2. ii. issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of Ext. P2 application on merits within a period of two weeks. iii. grant such other further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, there is quite inordinate delay from the part of the first respondent in considering Ext. P2 application for renewal of the gun licence and that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is given to the said respondent to have it considered within a time frame. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. Considering the limited nature of relief sought for, this Court does not find it necessary to go into the merits of the cases. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext. P2 W.P. (C) No. 13079 of 2011 : 2 : application in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for further steps. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd