THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.Nos.20304 AND 20401 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: The relief sought for, in both these writ petitions, is to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in cancelling the arms license given in favour of the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary. Admittedly, the petitioners in both the writ petitions have preferred appeals, against the orders of cancellation, to the Principal Secretary, Home, Government of A.P before whom the appeals, under the Arms Act, are still pending. Learned G.P for Home, on instructions, submits that the appeals filed by the petitioners would be disposed of on or before 15.9.2011. I see no reason, therefore, to keep the writ petitions pending in as much as the petitioners, having elected to file appeals before the 1st respondent, cannot parallelly and simultaneously invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Recording the submission of the Learned G.P. for Home that the appeals preferred by the petitioners shall be disposed of by the 1st respondent on or before 15.9.2011, after complying with principles of natural justice, I see no reason to grant the relief sought for in these writ petitions. The writ petitions fail and are, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ____________ 08-08-2011 Asp