IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 16367 of 2009 Between: Ch.Ratna Kumari ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Government of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.16367 of 2009 ORDER: According to the petitioner, she is a permanent resident of Vijayawada and she is an Ex.M.L.A. She applied for arms licence and a licence bearing No.20/90 was issued in her favour. Thereafter, the 2nd respondent, after issuing a show cause notice to her, cancelled the said licence vide proceedings dated 21-10-2001. Then the petitioner approached this Court and filed writ petition in W.P.No.16167 of 2002, and this Court was pleased to dispose of the said writ petition on 21-02-2006, with a direction to the petitioner to give an application and thereafter, the authorities shall consider the said application and pass necessary orders. According to the petitioner, she made an application on 01-03-2007, but however, no orders have been passed and hence, she approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. As the said application is filed pursuant to the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.16167 of 2002, the 2nd respondent ought to have considered the said application as to whether the petitioner is entitled to possess an arms licence or not and pass necessary orders. Anyway, as the said application is not yet rejected, the 2nd respondent-Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, Vijayawada, is hereby directed to consider the same and pass necessary orders in accordance with law, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order . With the aforementioned directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ 11th August 2009 Note Issue C.C. in two days. B/o. kvr