IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.1327 of 2008 Date: 29th October, 2010 Between: Mohd.Masihuddin Khan .. Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.1327 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent in canceling the Arms Licence of the petitioner vide proceedings No.170/Reinbazar/2007 dated 4.1.2008 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to renew the Arms licence of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he was granted with Arms licence on 21.1.2000 to hold a Revolver under Arms Licence Act and the said licence was renewed from time to time till 20.1.2007. Before expiry of the said period, petitioner filed an application before the third respondent seeking renewal of the licence. According to the petitioner, though renewal was not granted, surprisingly he was issued with a show cause notice dated 26.7.2007 as to why his licence should not be cancelled in view of his involvement in Cr.No.205 of 2004 under Sections 448, 342, 506 read with Section 34 IPC on the file of Reinbazar Police Station. Petitioner submitted a detailed explanation to the said show cause notice, however ultimately vide proceedings dated 4.1.2008 his arms licence was cancelled. Hence this writ petition. There is no necessity of going into all the details. In the counter filed by the respondents, at paragraph 5 thereof, it is stated that unless and until a full-fledged trial is conducted by the trial Court, it cannot be said that the petitioner has nothing to do with the offence in which he was shown as Accused No.1. The involvement of the petitioner in a criminal case is sufficient ground to cancel the licence. Now the learned counsel for petitioner states that the Lok Adalat for Metro Criminal/Civil Courts has passed award dated 30.10.2008 acquitting the petitioner of the offence, therefore there is no hurdle in the way of the respondents granting renewal of his Arms licence. Under those circumstances, petitioner is directed to make an application to the appropriate authority along with the Award passed by the Lok Adalat for renewal of his Arms licence. On filing such application, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of four weeks thereafter. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 29.10.2010 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.1327 of 2008 29.10.2010