1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 698 OF 2010 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and the Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: Smt. Nishita Mhatre, & Shri M. T. Joshi, JJ. Date : 5th July, 2011 Shri M.V. Ghatge, Advocate, for petitioner. Shri N.B. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents. --------- 1. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner, contending that the order dated 4.11.2008 passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad, confirming the order of the District Magistrate dated 19.2.2008 rejecting petitioner's application for an Arms License, is illegal. 2. An affidavit has been filed by the State, opposing this petition. However, we find from the order passed on 4.11.2008 that nobody represented 2 the petitioner when the matter was heard by the Divisional Commissioner. 3. In these circumstances, without going into the controversy or the rival claims in the present petition, we deem it propr to direct the Divisional Commissioner to hear the petitioner afresh and pass an appropriate order thereafter. 4. Accordingly, the order impugned in the present petition at Exh. B is set aside. The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad shall hear the petitioner and decide his claim for an Arms license in accordance with the law. 5. Petition stands disposed of. (M.T. JOSHI) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) pnd/wp698.10