HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27239 of 2010 Date: 15.02.2011 Between : Chennupalli Kondala Rao … Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District and others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27239 of 2010 ORAL ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of his representation, dated 15.7.2010, for grant of S.B.B.L. licence. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. I have perused a copy of the representation, dated 15.7.2010, made by the petitioner to the 1st respondent-District Collector, Prakasam District, who is the licensing authority under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959. In the said representation, it is stated that his late father was possessing licence to hold S.B.B.L. weapon and he died about five years back and the weapon was deposited with the police. Therefore, the petitioner seeks renewal of the said licence in his name and return the weapon to him. 4. Under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the rules made thereunder, there is no provision for renewal of licence, which was granted to the father of an individual, in favour of the said individual. Therefore, if the petitioner seeks licence to hold a weapon, he has to make a fresh application and the licence, which was granted in the name of his late father, cannot be renewed in his favour. Therefore, no direction as sought for by the petitioner can be granted in this writ petition. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the admission stage. However, it is made clear that this order will not preclude the petitioner to make an application for grant of fresh licence with a request for return of the said weapon provided to his late father, if licence is granted. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY 15.02.2011. Msr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27239 of 2010 15.02.2011 Msr