IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 17476 of 2005 BETWEEN: Sardar Manjeeth Singh, S/o Jagan Singh, R/o H.No.2-3-38, Kaman Road, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. ... PETITIONER AND The Collector & District Magistrate, Karimnagar. (Authority for issue of License under the Arms Act, 1959) ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari calling for the records leading up to the proceedings in the impugned memo No.L.Dis.No.C2/5826/2004 dt.25-03- 2005 of the respondent and quash the same as being illegal, unjust and oppose to provisions of Arm Act 1959 and rules made thereunder and consequently direct the respondent to renew the petitioner's Arms License No.1097/KNR and to pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KRISHNA MURTHY ATTIVILLI Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner submits that he was the holder of the arms licence bearing A.L.No.1097/KNR, N.P. Bore Rifle [0-22] bearing No.33675 and also licence No.973/KNR and the same was renewed up to 30.04.2003. Thereafter, he made an application for renewal of his licence within time but the same has been rejected by the respondent vide memo dated 25.03.2005 by a single sentence order “The request of the petitioner to restore his arms licence and to renew the same cannot be considered”. 2. The impugned order is bereft of any particulars and no reasons are forthcoming for rejection of renewal of licence of the petitioner. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and as the averments made in the writ affidavit have not been denied, the impugned memo is set aside and the respondent is directed to reconsider the request of the petitioner for renewal and restoration of his licence and pass appropriate reasoned order after giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 3, 2008 DSK