IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24985 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Abdul Rasool S/o. Late Mohd. Abdul Gafoor R/o. 22-4-410, Inside Kotele Alijah Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police City of Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector Hyderabad, Station Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Dy. Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad. 4 The Inspector of Police Mir Chowk, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari quashsing the impugned Order No. 718/Mirchowk/2008 dt. 20-10-2008 as illegal and unconstitutional and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHD.QASIM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No: 24985 of 2008 O R D E R: As against the order passed by the Commissioner of Police canceling the petitioner’s Arms Licence, an alternative remedy of appeal is available under the Arms Act, 1959. Without exhausting such an alternative remedy, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. Accordingly, granting leave and liberty to work out the alternative remedy of appeal, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 14-11-2008 KLP